i love incubus; whole heartedly, infinitely, indescribably. every time they come out with an album, my faith in music as a whole is restored. i love the lyrics, they've been a huge part of my life. they've changed me, and helped me, as well as taught me. there are altogether too many parallels to rattle off about the lyrics coinciding with my life and the phases of waxing or waning its going through... it started with helping me learn to let go, to "take the blinders off" my eyes, be aware and understand... the music went on to help me become me- to not be afraid of who i am, to embrace life's variables and accept change. i can't imagine what it will teach me going forward. brandon's way of wording - the effective and often playful way he uses words - is similar to my own style, its odd... it feels to me sometimes like i have an exact idea of what was going on in his life and in his head when he inked forth his lyrics. almost as though he wrote the songs after we had just had a great conversation about this or that in life- i could see us all hanging out and having these conversations of life and awe. musically, where to begin? i love the evolution of the band i've seen over the past 12+ years... from a more energized, funky, weed-inspired sound to a varying degree of (dare i say!?) mature, focused, perhaps more precise way of delivering the audio orgasm. though, it continues to be the way i relate to the music (whether it be the lyrics or the melody or the combination entirely) that draws me in. i love the philosophies incorporated into the songs, and how the engulfing melodies and emotion put into the production help relay what the song is truly trying to emit... this is why i feel settled in my life- the ideas presented have laid the grounding for me gaining my rough understanding of this world around me. if i hadn't been introduced to some of the ideas the music of incubus has brought forth, i would never have become the person i am today. i have more than i would have ever dared to ask or expect of life. i am content. and i contribute this to my love of incubus.

THANK YOU.