Music lets us experience another kind of existence, a harmony beyond mere worldly experiences. Personally, I had to leave music in order to realize this state of affairs. Ten years ago I changed the direction of my life and started working in the field of philosophy. I put music on the shelf and set out to learn how to handle thoughts and words. While music can be pursued emotionally and intuitively, in philosophy things need to come out into the open.
Philosophy is like a spotlight.
It makes things visible. For me it took a change in profession, actually leaving music to realize my true motives for becoming a musician. After leaving my pianistic work for socratic adventures, I soon realized that I had not left music at all. I was still trying to create harmony and dynamic counterpoint, only now with thoughts and ideas. The distance between music and the prosaic world no longer overwhelmed me.