I'm A Human Not A Theme

When people ask me who my favorite artist is I always give them the same answer; I haven't got one. I generally don't like singers, bands or albums. I like songs. I like individual tracks that stands out. I would hate to be so headstrong that I force myself to love a whole album or everything about an artist just because I enjoyed their previous work or because they are "in season". I personally don't think there is one artist out there, dead or alive, who hasn't made/sung one so so song. Some people get really offended when I say this. How can she NOT love EVERYTHING Beatles done?! Because not every song is perfect. To me. That's why my taste in music is so "confused". The old and oh so worn out 'I like a bit of everything' when it comes to music, is sadly so true. For me. I am really passionate about music. It gives me a real buzz to find a new track or even a few tracks by the same artist that not many people have heard. But that doesn't mean I don't like commercial stuff too. It's all about the beat and the feeling that song brings out in you. And because everyone’s different not everyone's going to appreciate the same stuff. But oh do I hate those who never try something different, the ones who will listen to their New Wave tracks every single day and just stick their nose up to anything mainstream. Or those who will only listen to scruffy unsigned indie bands, with an illegal substance addicted lead singer, a hairy drummer and a transsexual bass player. A song can help you through a tough time, it can make a moment in life more memorable, it can be the soundtrack of your life. This means I'm going to like a song by Mandy Moore, one by Alice Cooper and one by The Pretenders. Oh come on you art fascist snobs! Piss on that! Because if I like The Pretenders, I have to also like things by Blondie. Right? No I don't actually. Part from 'Call Me' and 'Maria'. Although I think Debbie Harry is a great pioneer within the female music industry. That is one thing you'll notice here, there's no obvious theme running through it, at least it won't be visible to anyone. There is no theme on the things I write either. I hate themes anyway. I'm a human not a theme. So go on and give it a go for yourself, if you're using a music download software be (part from careful) a bit adventurous the next time, or if you're using iTunes, just enter a particular word in the search field and see what kind of tracks that pops up and then download the ones that seem interesting, who knows, you might end up with a new favorite track. That’s not New Wave.

Now I'm going to have a prawn cocktail and listen to 'Voulez Vous'.

“Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music.”