9 Songs That Are Important to Me and Why

Reflecting on some meaningful music in my life

Last year, my Spotify Wrapped showed that I listened to music for 193,800 minutes in 2024. Spotify says that this puts me in the top 0.5% of listeners in the world. If I’m not in meetings during the work day, music is on. I have a sleep playlist that plays most nights when I don’t fall asleep listening to baseball on the radio. I like music—lots of diff…