Music Addikts is the premier social group dedicated to bringing together soul, R&B and independent music lovers from all over the world.
“Hi, my name is [Insert your name here] and I am a Music Addikt. What AA does for alcoholics, Music Addikts does for music fans. Music Addikts is an online community of individuals addicted to music – all genres and artists. Music Addikts is for those that live and breathe music. It is a place where true music fans can give their real, authentic, true, unfiltered and unbiased opinions about the music they love. The community feeds its addiction by frequenting shows and concerts taking its addikts wherever it goes. “Concerts and shows. It’s what we do.”
My name is soulHIGH and I’m a Music ADDIKT.
Let’s be clear…I don’t want your remedies, your cures, your rehab, your detox, your counseling, or your advice. I am stuck in this relationship and I don’t want to be free…Just put the needle in my arm and let me continue to inject these melodies and rhythms!
Music has always been a huge influence in my life. It’s the place I’ve found refuge. It’s almost like an imaginary escape (my own personal euphoria). It’s deeper than a tight verse over a dope beat. It’s me. It’s my life story. For me, the relatable factor is the connection. When I listen to a song, there are usually some qualifiers that make me ‘feel’ it. Either it’s a situation I can identify with or it’s a feeling I once had for something or perhaps, someone. It is indeed a powerful art.
I knew I was addikted when I started traveling to shows. This has actually become a way of life for me now. But I must admit, when I was boarding the plane to New York City, I thought to myself – am I crazy? Wait. Stop. Think. Rewind. So maybe not crazy, but certainly a fiend. That was the night I knew I’d crossed over into addiktion. That was the night I had the flu and didn’t know it because I was so engrossed in the show and the energy in the room. When I returned home I came off that high and paid for it. But like most addikts, it didn’t stop me from doing the same thing over and over. The live music experience for me is almost comparable to a slave/master relationship. During those nights, I do what I’m told. I make noise when I’m asked. I have no idea how it got this bad – well actually I do. There have been many ‘pushers’ along the way to keep me in this state: Anita Baker, My Folks (for keeping the house filled with tunes), Eric Roberson, DJ’s, fellow addikts, my colleagues (4daLove, Soul Socialite and LoverofSOUL) and YOU (yes, you who’s reading this right now). I blame you. You put me on this ish and now I can’t get off…
The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem, right? Well there you have it…
Don’t save her, she don’t wanna be saved…
Project Pat ft. Crunchy Black
So I’m sitting here watching one of my favorite movies, Brown Sugar, and the love and passion that Sidney and Dre have for Hip Hop reminds me a lot of how I feel about soul music. Every time Sanaa Lathun asks the question “So when did you first fall in love with Hip Hop?” it always takes me to that place. The moment I started my love affair with soul music. Don’t get me wrong I’ve been a “lover of soul” for a long time. I’m not referring to the genre of music as music as the feeling the music itself evokes. To me soul music is anything that stirs up the spirit, hits a nerve and speaks to……your soul. Be it R&B, Hip Hop, Alternative, Country, Folk if it moves me, in my eyes it’s soul music.
My addiktion began on a warm summer day in 2005 when a friend of mine put me up on an underground artist I’d already grown to respect and appreciate for his writing on songs like “Mary Go Round”, “Funny Feelings” and “Emotional Rollercoaster.” Although I’d never heard his voice I was already a fan. When I clicked on the link I didn’t know what to expect but as soon as the page loaded and I heard the first line “Doh da da doh…da de de,” he had my full attention. It was Eric Roberson, the infamous king of underground soul.
By the time I heard his name he’d already dropped four albums and I felt so behind. But in no time I was up to speed like I had been on board from day one. Researching other independent artists to find out what else I’d been missing out on. Before I knew it I was singing along to every word to every song on the “The Vault” and allowed songs like “Def Ears”, “Find A Way” and “Past Paradise” to take me to another place. I think Erro put it best when he said “She’s like a friend to my heart, key to my future lover of soul…” And from that day on that is what soul music has been to me. Because at the end of the day I don’t have to pretend with soul music and soul music doesn’t have to pretend with me.
She’s like a friend to my heart, key to my future, loverofSOUL…
~Eric Roberson – Def Ears
Hi, my name is…on second thought, I guess names really aren’t that important here. What is important is the reason that I am here. I am a Music ADDIKT. I’ve been battling my addiction for a long time now. For the better part of my teen and adult years, I’ve been ADDIKTED to this thing called music. You know the kind that moves you and feeds your spirit. If you haven’t had that experience with music, I encourage you to get ADDIKTED. Check out our “7 steps to becoming an ADDIKT” for some advice.
My ADDIKTION started in the 7th grade when I got my first “grown-up” stereo system. For hours, I would sit in my room listening to the radio and playing tapes (anyone remember tapes?) It was something about the beats and rhythms that would take me to another place.
As I got older and I experienced more of life, I would always seek refuge and peace in music – it has guided me and got me through some tough times. Bottom line: music just makes me feel good. Every day of my life is filled with the sounds of my favorite artists, from Eric Roberson to Foreign Exchange and many others in between, before and after.
Music Addikts.com was born out of a love for music. Hence, my name: 4daLove. As you get to know me and the other ADDIKTS on this site you’ll find that my ADDIKTION ranges from indie, rock, soul, R&B and even a little country. Not a day goes by that I don’t “feed my ADDIKTION”. Every show and concert gives me my fix.
So come with me, come with us on our journeys. Wherever we go and whatever we are listening to, I guarantee you a good time. But be careful, you just may become ADDIKTED.
Stay high!
I fell in love with music when I was 5, my dad used to listen to Earth, Wind, & Fire all the time. “September” and “Boogie Wonderland” are the first songs I remember hearing as a child. He would put it on the record player and I would dance until I was out of breath. In 1997, I fell in love with Rashaan Patterson’s “Where you Are” and his musical style. When I went off to college, I became interested in both soul and independent music after seeing the local music scene. I have been searching for my soul ever since.
