Inspired Music

What is inspiration to you? What inspires you?

Are you inspired by music?  Music does so very much for me.  It always has had an impact on my life from my earliest remembrance to current day.  I can listen in a variety of ways.  Whether it be listening for enjoyment; listening for hope; listening for peace; listening for enlightenment; or listening for learning.  It will give the listener that which is sought.  For me it has done all those things but most of all, has inspired me to learn. The learning I'm referring, is that of how to create, develop, improvise, and utilize those tools which allow a musician to communicate with a listener in such a way, that they are inspired by what they hear! How does music inspire you?