New Orleans, more than many places I know, actually tangibly lives its culture. It's not just a residual of life it's a part of life. Music is at every major milestone of our life: birth, marriage, death. It's our culture.
Cross over to the father shore, beyond life and death. Do your thoughts trouble you? Does passion disturb you? Beware of this thirstiness lest your wishes become desires and desire binds you. Quieten your mind.