Music or Mind?

Someone has said this: "Life without music is like a journey in a desert". How true it's. Listening to one song revokes memories of time spent in a new land/country. Another song fetches memories of leaving home to a far place for work. Another song fetches memories of struggling period. According to "I'm OK, you're OK" author, mind is a magnetic tape. It records events when it's experienced and retrieves when it's needed. Nuance of what.? Mind or Music or Life?