The way we develop our musical interest varies in many different ways. At a young age your parents probably listen to whatever they listen to and as a result you grow up listening to the same type of music, and same artist, because you don't really know about many other types of music or other artists.
Growing up both of my mom and dad listen to the same thing, they listen to classic rock, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, rolling stones, etc. So as a result I am actually one of the few people in my generation who actually knows who these bands are, not even just knowing them, but listening to them too, because everyone knows who the Beatles are.
As I started school, in class me and my little friends would all talk about what we like and don't like, this means that we would also talk about music. When we didn't share interest in the same types of music we would go home and ask about it or we would look it up. When I was in first grade I had this friend that was obsessed with country. When we talked about it I grew up knowing that both my mom and my dad detested country, so I automatically said that I hated it, without even listening to it first. Your parents have a huge influence on what it is that you do and do not like as a little kid.
By the time I got to middle school I got more and more friends, they all listened to different types of music, but I never got to experience what they did because I refused to listen to anything other than rock, however the types of rock that I listened to broadened, I had friends that listened to heavy metal and such, so I listened to that with them because it was rock, I didn't disapprove. So as a result in middle school the only broadening that happened with me and music was that my rock interest grew as I learned and listened to new bands.
When I reached freshman year of high school I had never fully heard a country song. I started dating this guy and he was definitely a country boy, all he listened to was country, and because he was a couple of years older than me, he could drive. In his car all we did was listen to country all the time, at first I complained and complained because I hated it, but I had never really listened to it all the way through. After awhile however it kind of grew on me. I don't know how, or why but I think its just that I actually listened to the songs and they lyrics and what they actually meant, although they are all the same in meaning, they are all also very different in style.
As a Sophomore after my old best friend stabbed me in the back, I eventually got a new best friend: Allie. We hit it off instantly, and because we were both 16 we could both drive. the first time we hung out was actually when we became best friends, the one thing we didn't have in common was music. she listened to rap, hip hop, pop, and country. so we settled on country. The only rap I knew was Eminem, MGK, and Tupac. So we agreed to listen to country. Eventually however we both got bored of it after awhile because its all that we listened to, so every so often we would switch off listening to what the other liked. In return we both began to enjoy each others taste in music! So I now listen to pop, hip hop, rap, country, and any type of rock. And as a result I gradually started listening to everything. Other than classical music I enjoy all types of music, I have the most eclectic taste in music that I know of. I urge you to listen to different types of music, enjoy and experiment, what you find will definitely surprise you. Don't let your parents interests hold you back! even if they are unintended.
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