According to the New York Times, teenagers listen to an average of 2.5 hours of music per day. The messages that come across in each song can vary between references to drugs/alcohol or transcendentalism. No matter where the music is, there is a lesson to be learned from the ideas created by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Although transcendentalism is a relatively foreign word to most, it can be defined using the five i's: individualism, inspiration, intuition, idealism and imagination that are displayed on every music platform today. Different music genres can vary between music from the late 1990s and children's films today. The ever-changing and ever-changing world is trying its best to influence and change the minds of common people using as many influential platforms as possible, television advertisements, entertainment. in the theater, politics in government, music on the radio. The Dave Matthews Band sings about problems in life or love. Finding a song that fits individualism is no surprise. When singer Dave Matthews performs the song "Drunken Soldier" live, he emphasizes the lyrics "Don't waste time trying to be something you're not/Fill your head/Fill your heart /And take your shot/ Don't waste time trying to be something you're not The meaning resonates that he went through identity issues and in finding himself, he discovered. that he shouldn't pretend to be someone he shouldn't have been. Identity is an important issue in author Jon Krakauer's novel Into the Wild. yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security...... middle of paper ....... Web "Research." idealism. nd Web. April 24, 2014. Krakauer, Jon Into the Wild: Anchor, 1997. Print. “Drunken Soldier” Lyrics (DAVE MATTHEWS Band Lyrics). , nd Web. April 24, 2014. “Owl City.” - Gold Lyrics Np, nd Web. April 24, 2014. "Words by DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, April 24, 2014. "Under the influence of... music?" Well under the influence of music Comments Np, nd Web. April 24, 2014. "Result Filters. " April 25, 2014. “World Academy of Arts and Sciences”. Individuality and Social Conformity – Thoreau's View. World Academy of Arts and Sciences, January 9, 2010. Web. April 15. 2014. .