What does music mean to you? Part 1!

Music began to be a massive part of my life really early on. I could write a soundtrack to my life, full of nostalgia, heartache, ups and downs, all the emotions - with songs that remind me of those times, usually because they happened to be part of my life at that time, whether they were new on the radio, whether someone was showing them to me just to share how they felt because of it, whether I was performing these songs... still, music is present in my daily life. It can have so many purposes, so many facets and methods of connection. How do you connect with music?