Monday, October 13th, 2008
There comes a time in a parent’s life when the inevitable happens. Your kid starts asserting their own musical tastes. This is scary. I know that all of you out there are kidding yourselves, but I am here to tell you that a teenager’s musical preferences says a lot about what their personality is like. And God forbid, what they may be into.
When I was 14, I was listening to Ministry and Skinny Puppy and I can tell you that I was into all sorts of no good back then. Innocent were the days when Jermain Stewart (you don’t have to take your clothes off to have a good time!) and The Jets (I have a crush on you!) were blaring from my record player. Of course, at that point I was still playing with plastic horses and was reading “Sweet Valley High” books.
And yes, I did mean record player.
As I recall, my life took a dramatic turn at a certain point and the soundtrack to my life switched to Depeche Mode, Violent Femmes, The Yaz and so on. What I call my “gateway” musical period. Everyone else was listening to Motley Crue and Van Halen and if you didn’t listen to that, you were an outcast. Male or female, straight or gay … you were a “faggot”. But I pretty much didn’t care. (more…)
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