There are many people that I know that are insecure about their music choice, but they have every right to be. One way one of my friends worded the reasoning behind the insecurity of letting others listen to your music was, “You are what you listen to. It can be scary showing your music to someone who doesn’t know you because it’s such a big part of who you are.” She makes a valid point. The music someone listens to plays a big part of defining who that person is.
Me personally, I listen to probably every genre of music besides country and jazz lol. Although, If I’m in New Orleans, then jazz music is my favorite thing to be played in the background, and on some occasions, not all country is horrible. Other than that, a lot of what I listen to has to do with what I was raised around. Even though my music style varies quite a bit, I mostly listen to what is most popular to have something in common with everyone around me. Let me explain this real quick: I don’t just listen to what’s popular so I can have popular interests with those around me, In fact I’m very against doing that. I mean, I genuinely like listening to Roddy Ricch and other music artists of that genre, but It’s not my most preferred option.
What is my most preferred option, you might ask? Easy– rock. Growing up with my older brother and my closest sister, rock has always been a part of my life. It’s not 100 percent the fact that It’s my favorite genre, but more of the memories that come with listening to that one Blink 182 song that I’ve heard millions of times. There are many different types of rock music as well, and while I love all of them, I have to say that punk rock is my favorite. And then alternative rock. I know this may sound cliche or whatever, but my favorite band is Nirvana. I know that’s such a basic answer, but I could seriously name all their albums and the years they came out and I could tell you what song belongs to which album:) pretty much the same with Blink 182 and Pink Floyd too. There’s always an immediate comfort I feel from listening to these bands that were so prominent in my childhood and I could never give up listening to them. It’s really sad though, how the modern rock made today could never compare to that which was made in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It’s like becoming extinct and you don’t find very many people who still listen to it.
Thanks for reading about my passion for this genre. I hope you all have a great week and listen to lots of music.
I would like to hear about your favorite music. Comment below please:)
I love this blog post. Some of my favorite music genres are r&b, rap, blues, classical, gospel. Lol pretty much anything but country. It’s something about country that means my head hurt.
KT, I think our brains were on similar wavelengths when we wrote our blogs. But you have a cool taste in music that I admire and can relate to (a little). Also, when considering your title, it all makes sense now…My music is corrupting me. I guess people actually are what they listen to.