The opposite of love is not hate it's indifference. I wasn't open-minded but because it was being played so much around me it insinuated itself and my brain started processing it. The great songwriters Bob Dylan and any of the other great ones will describe being under the influence when they were four or five six years old of music that was on the radio. You're going to be influenced by the music in your environment during both happy angry sad and all kinds of emotional experiences every song you hear is filtered through every song you've ever heard in your life coming up Susan explains why novelty can make a song better and Dan describes the traits that make a true musician and a true writer we