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There are moments when talking does nothing. Words spin in circles. Even thinking becomes too heavy. And yet, at the sound of a few notes, a voice, a rhythm, something inside us shifts. Music does not solve life. But it settles beside us, present in the bright moments, as well as in those when everything spirals…

The feeling of belonging is a fundamental psychological need. It is vital. We seek it in the arms of a loved one, in a glance that understands without explanation, in a group that shares our values. But it can also arise in solitude, in a book that puts words to what we feel, or in the silence of a landscape that reminds us we are part of something greater…

In this strange hierarchy known as music criticism, everyone seems to believe they are entitled to judge a voice the moment it deviates by a millimetre from expectations. As if singing were nothing more than an extension of the person who owns it. The moment a singer steps outside the norm, people talk about flaws, not artistic choices...

We often talk about January as a new beginning. As if the year were opening onto a blank page, clean, available, ready to welcome resolutions and idealized versions of ourselves. The idea is comforting, it gives the illusion of regained control, of a clear before and after. I have never identified with that logic. And even less so today…