After the show, a woman approached him. "That set," she said, "felt like you were telling my life story."
Dimas laughed. "You don’t need a new song, Rian. You need to understand storytelling . Come over tonight. Bring your guitar."
"Dimas, I don’t know what to play. My heart feels empty," Rian complained.
That evening, Dimas didn’t give him scales or music theory. Instead, he handed Rian a worn-out playlist titled "Kumpulan Lagu Terbaik Ciptaan Virgoun."
The room stopped chatting.
A girl in the corner wiped a tear. A man at the bar mouthed every word to "Bukti." When Rian played "Orang Yang Sama," a group of college students stood up and sang along, arms over each other's shoulders.
Three nights later, Rian stepped onto a small stage at a busy café. Instead of playing his complicated original riffs, he opened with the gentle fingerpicking of "Surat Cinta Untuk Starla."
Here’s a short, useful story based on the theme "Kumpulan Lagu Terbaik Ciptaan Virgoun" (The Best Collection of Songs Written by Virgoun). The Soundtrack of a Generation
Rian smiled, holding up his guitar. "I didn't tell it. Virgoun did."