A friend recently told me that I have good taste in music even though she didn't like any music that I played for her.
That got me thinking about all the music snobs I know (I'm one of them - guilty as charged) and how absolutely arrogant it is to think that one's taste in music is more valid than anyone else's.
I am the first to admit that I have judged people for their choices in music and I am ashamed of myself for doing so. Just because I like something doesn't mean everyone else should. Everyone is different and we should celebrate our uniqueness - not try to make everyone conform to our own views.
So if listening to One Direction or Backstreet Boys makes you happy, then go on listening! Who are any of us to judge?
My friend politely listened to my music and didn't like it. It doesn't mean that her taste in music is bad and it also doesn't mean that my taste in music is good - we just disagree. And that's ok.
I think people should be free to listen to what makes them happy without being judged. There are a lot of bands and songs that I play simply because they lift my spirits when I'm feeling down. 80s music generally has that effect - particularly Monster Ballads. I also like some rap, pop, metal, grunge and the ever popular "vaguely folkish alterna-rock".
This post is getting disorganized and long-winded. My point is that no one has good or bad taste in music, everyone just has something they like and it's perfectly fine for them to like it.
Peace out.
That got me thinking about all the music snobs I know (I'm one of them - guilty as charged) and how absolutely arrogant it is to think that one's taste in music is more valid than anyone else's.
I am the first to admit that I have judged people for their choices in music and I am ashamed of myself for doing so. Just because I like something doesn't mean everyone else should. Everyone is different and we should celebrate our uniqueness - not try to make everyone conform to our own views.
So if listening to One Direction or Backstreet Boys makes you happy, then go on listening! Who are any of us to judge?
My friend politely listened to my music and didn't like it. It doesn't mean that her taste in music is bad and it also doesn't mean that my taste in music is good - we just disagree. And that's ok.
I think people should be free to listen to what makes them happy without being judged. There are a lot of bands and songs that I play simply because they lift my spirits when I'm feeling down. 80s music generally has that effect - particularly Monster Ballads. I also like some rap, pop, metal, grunge and the ever popular "vaguely folkish alterna-rock".
This post is getting disorganized and long-winded. My point is that no one has good or bad taste in music, everyone just has something they like and it's perfectly fine for them to like it.
Peace out.
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