Songs facilitate the preservation and retrieval of information and experiences because they provide mutually reinforcing cues like rhythm and rhyme.

“once we had words that we set to music those words would become encoded and preserved in memory uh with far greater resistance to Distortion oh my God right because you've got the mutually reinforcing cues of Rhythm accent structure meter and rhyme scheme”

Bob Muyskens claims that defining life moments, such as his first kiss, are indelibly associated with the music playing at the time.

“stuff in my life often has music tied directly to it where it's like defining moments of my memories there's a soundtrack there's a clear soundtrack it's part of the the clearest part of the memory is often the song that's playing and the feeling that that evokes for me”

Mark Fischbach contends that music is not an integral or central part of his life experience or his personal history.

“I can honestly say with a straight face that I'm just not that type of guy I don't have a music collection I don't have go-to music on my phone if I work out sometimes I listen to music sometimes I don't like it really is not an integral part of my life or my life experience”

Wade Barnes believes that specific songs function as triggers that transport him back to emotional memories of his past.

“there's music that definitely like if I hear it is the question is there music now that like brings up memories of the past because that's definitely yes sure and there's like Memories I have that are entwined with music”