{chizramp}a common question: what kind of music do you like?
every time that question arrives at my feet, i panic. my primary identity crisis unfolds. everyone asks. all the time. but i have no idea. ever since i got here, i can't pin the tail on it. music has been my sole purpose for so many years; that question poses a turning point of selfhood. i fear my answer not only because i do not know it, but also because {they} will either fall in love with me or be eternally repulsed. as they attempt to thumb through my ipod i shrink in insecurity. will they find {in me} what they are looking for? inevitably, they will not.
postscript: i have been asked this question like 20 times since this post. it drives me nuts. can't people just accept me for who i am and not for what kind of music i like? the funny thing is, when people take a guess, they guess 80's tunes. the funnier thing is, i shuffle through my itunes library and realize it is true.
2 comments:
great comment on self discovery.
This is one of my least favorite questions and I refuse to ask anyone it, just because I know how much I hate answering it. I never know what people are expecting from me when they ask this. I'm in the same boat with ya Amy.
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