During my college orientation, I first heard this song:

Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin.

At the time, I didn't pay too much attention to it but later realized

it was one of those songs that cheered me up whenever I was depressed.

So, Fast-forward 35 years later, I was listening to the same song again.

But this time, I thought, ‘Why don’t I create a song for the same purpose?’

 

​ My initial plan was to have professional lyrists, composers, and other musicians

to create these songs that would be more pleasing to future listeners.

However, instead of creating final versions of songs that were

professionally created, polished, and mastered,

​ I thought it was more important for me to share my steps with you

on how I became an amateur singer-songwriter, NUNOBLES.

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Being a true novice musician with no formal music education,

I spent several agonizing days per song by creating lyrics that

would truly reflect my previous life experiences, as well as

adjusting melodies, selecting appropriate digital musical instruments,

and arranging them for what seemed like an eternity.

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However, I did not mind this tedious process at all, because

I sincerely hope such a music-making process will become

motivation and inspiration to anyone around the world

who is experiencing life’s obstacles that seem too difficult to overcome.

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As my book and the songs helped me to restart my second life,

I hope they can also bring positive changes to your life.

 

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About NUNOBLES

 

NUNOBLES has a distinctive experience of graduating from Harvard at 51. After graduation, he determined to spread positive influence through diverse media and also authored ‘Restart 51’ in English. He also wrote its Korean version and made it freely available to anyone who wished to read it.

 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NUNOBLES

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