It's incredible the way artists mine beauty from pain. Tragic sorrows turn to sweet melodies and therapeutic sing-alongs that somehow make all that hurt easier to endure.
Every load is lighter when it can be shared, and a good song can be as comforting as a hug from a loved one -- because that's exactly what it is.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but depression, anger, regret, sadness, heartache, loneliness and despair don't disappear when June comes around.
These are issues we have to handle with care and attention every day, every month, every year. Dance music was born in the heavy hearts of people who had been cast out of everyday society.