I once wrote that music is the very best diary, because it preserves all memories. My love for music has led me to many beautiful moments. Most of these moments I will never forget.
Editors Live At Lowlands 08
It was my very first Lowlands festival. After three days full of music, frikandel sandwiches, cans of energy drink and nice weather, there I stood. It was pouring rain, and for the very first time I heard the lovely sounds of an indie rock band called Editors.
It was so crowded that I was not inside the Alpha tent. I could not really see the band properly, but I could hear them and, above all, feel them. I still get goosebumps when I think back to that moment. The music and the rain. A perfect ending to a perfect weekend.
On Stage With Green Day, October 16, 2009
Ten years after listening to Dookie, I finally went to see one of my favourite bands live. Hours in line beforehand, and perfectly at the front. During the third song, singer Billie Joe Armstrong pulls me out of the crowd.
After singing along incredibly out of tune, it was time to leave the stage in style: stage dive!
A Completely Normal Conversation With A Band In McDonald’s
We were all exhausted. Tired, wrecked, but definitely satisfied. Two hours earlier, we had seen a great concert by The Script. And now it was time for round four at McDonald’s, because it would still take a while before the train left.
Despite the tiredness, some of us were still sharp. They spotted the band we had seen play a few hours earlier, in McDonald’s! Quickly over there. A chat, a photo and an unforgettable moment.
Crying At Coldplay
Not everything in life always goes the way you want it to. Fortunately, music is always there for you.
After a few less good weeks, there was the Coldplay concert in Nijmegen. I had secretly never listened to the song properly, and I did not know the lyrics. And because we were standing too far away to see anything, I closed my eyes to really listen to the words.
After a few weeks of pretending I could handle it, something loosened. I let go. And during “The Scientist”, a few tears quickly rolled down my cheeks.
Unnoticed, of course. Imagine if your friends saw.