I'm a fan (and you should be too) because...Incubus is the greatest musical group. It´s that simple. All of the music they have created over the years is indescribably brilliant. What words can I use to accurately express my feelings for Incubus? What words exist in the English language to fully and appropriately convey the impact Incubus has made on my life through their music? There aren´t any words, at least that I feel satisfied in using, because it is impossible to put their talent into words. The artistic skill this group of men possess is too great for words but I will try...
The lyrics and instrumental magic that has evolved from Incubus is: moving, innovative, original, inspiring, heart-breaking (in a good way), ingenius, comforting, easy-on-the-ears, miraculous & magical.
No matter how many times I listen to the albums (each one distinctly different from the other) I am always wanting to listen again and again. No matter how many times I listen to the albums (at times, quite obsessively I might add, haha) each song continues to satify my palate and stimulate my intellect. The songs never get old for me. No matter how "overplayed" songs get on the radio, I never get sick of listening to Incubus- it´s never "overplayed" for me. I love listening to the same songs over and over because I can continuously find new meaning in them and it´s as if I´m listening for the first time. How refreshing!
Incubus also gives one hell of a show. I have seen them live 8 times (the first 6 times in the US, over the past 6 years or so...and I just went to both shows here in Chile). If you´ve never seen them live...DO IT!
Also, (another gift the group has given me) Incubus has inspired me to write my own songs. I have been singing since I was a fetus - practically (I started while I was "incubating" in the womb). I have fooled around some with the piano, violin and guitar but singing has always been my passion. However, before I "found" Incubus, I only sang other people´s songs. Now I have been inspired to write my own music. It´s incredible. The freedom I feel reminds me I´m human yet I can´t help feeling immortal at the same time. I leave my skin and go to some other place- a place where superficial s*** doesn´t matter, a place where I feel at peace and I feel whole. I am satisfied. I am content and it is wonderful. I connect to a Higher Power (neither male nor female) through music and it is amazing. I hope everyone in the world gets to experience such bliss.
Thank you, Incubus. I am forever grateful to all of you for giving me this outlet to true freedom. It is limitless and it is beautiful. You rock my world!