Fly me up to where you are beyond the distant star. I wish upon tonight to see you smile, if only for a while to know you're there. A breath away's not far to where you are.
Josh GrobanRead
Singing brings out in me what I can't normally bring out in everyday life. It's an incredible feeling to be able to bare your soul to people you've never met in a way that can make them understand so clearly what you mean. That's what I love most about singing ... it becomes my truest form of communication.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Singing allows for deep emotional expression that might be difficult to convey in daily interactions.
In this quote, Josh Groban expresses how singing serves as a profound medium for emotional self-expression, enabling him to share parts of his soul with others. He appreciates the connection that singing fosters, allowing him to communicate feelings and thoughts in a way that transcends ordinary conversation, thus enhancing his interactions with the audience, even if they are strangers.
Themes
SingingExpressionCommunicationEmotionArt
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech about the power of music in therapy.
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