Bloodstream…

Music Prompt: 

Starter: It felt right

Quote: “That’s all I want in life: for this pain to be purposeful.” -Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation

 

That one song…

Prompt: What is the one song that instantly causes a rush of emotion within you? Does it take you back in time? Maybe it is a more recent occurrence- new love? Heartache? Fun times with friends? There is always one song…

Starter: Did she really think I wouldn’t notice the way she was looking at me?

Quote: “Words make you think. Music makes you feel. A song makes you feel a thought.” -Yip Harburg

 

Music…

Prompt: Who is your protagonist’s favorite singer/musical group? Describe the first time he/she saw them in concert.

Start: “Take my dollar!”

Quote: “My job in this life is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music. In my concerts, people cry, laugh, dance. If they climaxed spiritually, I did my job. I did it decently and honestly.” -Carlos Santana

 

Concerts…

Prompt: Choose one or all- Your first concert. Your most memorable concert. The worst concert you went to. The best concert you went to. The last concert you went to.

Starter: “I can’t believe this is really happening.”

Quote(s): “After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” -Alsous Huxley

“Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.” -Lao Tzu

 

Radio…

Prompt: Turn on the radio and write a story around the next song you hear.

Starter: “Put your hands in the air! NOW!”

Quote: “It’s not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.” -Marilyn Monroe

 

Music…

Prompt: What songs would be included in your life’s soundtrack? Give reasons for each.

Starter: The car skidded around the corner.

Quote: “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.” -Albert Einstein