What type of music do you listen to?
What is the most embarrassing song you have on your iPod? For me that answer varies depending on who is asking. My grandma probably thinks it is great that I listen to Andrea Bocelli but would be less thrilled that I know the the words to 99 problems. (Now THAT is embarrassing). The concert yesterday got me thinking about the question people always ask, ‘What type of music do you listen to’? The stock answer is ‘I listen to everything’. But I am not sure what else I could say. I cannot think of any types of music I stay away from. My current playlists include everything from Pink Floyd to Dr Dre, from Kings of Leon to the Beatles, from Stevie Ray Vaughn and Joe Satriani to Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles.
I have U2, Radiohead, Muse, Keane, Green Day, Dave Matthews Band…
I have Beastie Boys, Snoop, Eminem, 2Pac, Biggie Smalls, Onyx, Cypress Hill…
I have kinda girly stuff like Enya, Evanescence, Jem, and Sarah McLaughlin…
I also have Marilyn Manson, System of a Down, Nine Inch Nails, Prodigy, Ministry…
I like songs by country artists from Tim McGraw to Johnny Cash…
I have super old stuff like Bill Withers and even older like Louis Armstrong…
I could go on and on. And that is just the stuff I am willing to admit I have. You should see what else is on here… I love all of it even though I rarely admitted owning it to anyone. So what type of music would YOU say I listen to? (‘Stuff that is mostly lame’? Hahaha).
Most of this stuff ranges from old, to before my time, to before my parents time, but that is just what I HAVE. I listen to a lot of new stuff too. I just usually allow music to age a decade or so before I am willing to obtain a collection of it. I always wonder what freshly released music I will still want to listen to years from now. So I guess I only consider myself a ‘fan’ of music that has stood the test of time. I think that is probably why I was so excited to see an artist whose career started before I was born. Sting won his first Grammy when I was 2 years old and 3 decades later he is still at the top of his game. That is pretty impressive.