7.10.15

When I was 7, I remember one of my favorite groups being the Spice Girls. My best friend and I loved the danceable music, could care less about the lyrics, and wanted to be just as cool as they were. We sang every song proudly and happily, and when birthdays came around, the Spice Girls overtook the stereo. Also, then of course, who could forget the Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync? If it were not the Spice Girls that were playing on the stereo, it was most likely BSB or ‘N Sync. Being so little, I guess it was the music, both of the bands’ popularity, their synchronizing dance steps and Nick’s and Justin’s cuteness that attracted me to them. As I grew into the age of 10, my music stayed within the pop category and I liked groups or artists such as S Club 7, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Destiny’s Child and LFO. Then, hip hop and RnB were big with artists like Nelly and Usher probably even Eminem, and I remember liking them as well. Back then, I kind of went with the flow, and liked whatever was mainstream. Then 15 came along, and my music taste went completely in a different direction, thank goodness. I became interested in rock music with Green Day being my first favorite rock band, concert, reason for a guitar purchase, and rock CD. The drums, guitars and bass brought a happiness to me that pop or hip hop could not:) Other bands included Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday, The Cab, The Academy Is, Cobra Starship, and others but most being pop rock or rock songs you can dance to kind of music. I loved the sound, the lyrics which I could not understand, and the guys’ voices. And, that is also when I started liking musicians and guitar players:)