: About Me

I'm a songwriter(BMI) and Indie recording artist residing in Nashville, Tennessee. I'm originally from Niagara Falls, New York, but my wife and I relocated here so I could pursue my music publishing career.

If you'd like to know more about me, please check out my website link "John Durant Music" in the My Favorites section on this page. There are many songs to listen to and downloads to purchase. I also included paintings, poetry, photos and other items of interest on there as well.

My passion is ...

Music and the arts

I know too much about ...

nothing

My parents always told me ...

to do my homework

My childhood ambition ...

music

My favorite memory ...

doing aerobatics in a WW2 airplane

Why I write ...

because I love to

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

just about anything

My first job ...

US Navy

My best moment ...

meeting my wife

My inspiration ...

my wife

Entertainment > Music (Other) The importance of music in our lives

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Music is a very colorful thread woven into the entire fabric of our lives. Soon after birth we hear our first melodies as our mothers hum soothing lullabies to help us sleep. We learn nursery rhymes that are designed to both entertain and educate us in our preschool years, which help build the framework for the social and language skills we need to function in society. We're taught music in school, and some of us participate in the school marching band, orchestra, or theater. We sing church hymns to help build our spiritual being, and patriotic songs to give us a sense of national identity...

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