Music Tastes

While going through peoples twitters this week, I realised how much people seem to have against people who like different music. I even saw something about not liking someone because they didn't like The Smiths. This whole concept seems silly.

Music Tastes.

People like a variety of music, and that's perfectly fine. Some people love The Smiths and Joy Division, and some love Drake and Eminem. Did you know it's possible to like both? It is.
There always seems to be this mindset in which people think that they have to stay in a certain genre of music, because it's what they're used to, and what's 'cool', but you don't. Its good to listen to different genres of music. It's nice to listen to a variety of music.
However, a surprising amount of people seem to judge a person on what music they listen to. I know I'm guilty of this, and you might be too. See, you shouldn't judge someone on what music they like. Just because someone doesn't like The Smiths or Arctic Monkeys, doesn't mean they are any less of a person. It doesn't mean they are not 'cool' or 'cultured', it just means they have different taste - and that's great. Their music taste does not define them, and it's silly to not be friends with them because they like chart music and you don't. For instance, one of my good friends listens to a lot of K-Pop, but it doesn't effect her personality at all. In fact it's nice, because we can talk about the differences in what music we listen to.
Another thing, is that I often see people making negative comments about bands or artists that they don't think are very good, but I often question whether they have ever actually listened to them or whether they are doing it to 'fit in'. Why does hating a band (e.g. Coldplay) make you any better than anyone else? Why should you hate an artist just because it's what everyone else does, do you want to be like them? Is it the 'indie' thing to do? Does a person liking them mean they have a 'bad' music taste even if they like all your other favourite bands?
It happens in the other way too - people pretend to like bands that they don't. What does that achieve? What music you listen to isn't everything about you. If you love a band that everyone hates, don't say you hate them. If you hate a band everyone loves, don't say you love them.It's pointless.
For a long time I seemed to think I had to only like one type of music, and that I shouldn't like some of the artists I like because everyone else I was friends with hated them. It doesn't matter though - I love David Bowie and Peace, but I also really like Beyonce, Jay-Z  and, wait for it, Sleeping With Sirens at times (most of the time). Does that suddenly mean I'm a 'chav' or an 'emo' something? It makes no sense.
So to tie it all up; don't judge people on what music they like, don't pretend to hate bands just to seem cool and just like who you want to like. It's stupid. Music tastes are not the only quality of a person, and you need to remember that when you're judging someone based on the bands in their twitter bios.

- Charlotte x