remusisdying

no, its certain that im just annoyed with people associating my taste in music with my personality too strongly. i know that not listing music that i like is not going to stop people from judging me based on my preferences, but i really hate how people who are into a certain band get grouped together, as if the fact that i like radiohead is the most defining tenet of my personality. the fact that i put louis sullivan as one of my favorite artists should categorize me more as a pseudo-intellectual than the fact that i own 'the bends' does. it reminds me of a dave barry chapter in his book on japan, in which he describes seeing a bunch of bands play on adjacent stages in a park or something. each band had fans that dressed a certain way and were attempting to be different in uniformity. bah to that. and also, i think that i was too quick to assume the reason that the question was placed in my profile was something to do with being hip. oh well. judgemental luke.

i think it's essentially similar to my issues with having blue hair. when i have blue hair, i immediately get categorized into the "rebellious kids" group, and most adults don't really listen to a single thing i say, because i'm just some punk kid. for a long time, i figured that it's ok, because after a while, they'll come to realize that i'm actually a mega-genius, and will be forced to reconsider their ignorant belief system, and i'll have done some good in the world. and then i got really fucking tired of always starting out behind, and having to constantly prove myself, and know that in some cases, i was doomed to failure from the get go, because some people simply REFUSE to listen to anything that a blue-haired person has to say. i desperately miss my blue hair, i am less happy without it, and less myself, ultimately, but my life is also, in many ways, much easier. i don't get stared at all the time, i don't have to put up with as much shit, etc.
so i think with music, it's the same thing. yes, i could prove that even awesome badasses like me can love ABBA, but really, do i want to put up with a ton of crap just to make my point? no. i'm lazy.
but man oh man, do i miss my blue hair. damn society managed to get over nose rings, can't they hurry up and evolve?