An Introduction To Myself: Part 2

    My music taste rapidly evolves.
    For better or for worse, I'm not sure.
    I started out liking music by The Newsboys and Superchick. That crazy, odd, christian "rock" music made me feel cool. Looking back not only do I realize it's in no way cool to listen to The Newsboys or Superchick.
    So, once I realized my favorite bands were lame I decided to try and broaden my horizons and try a few new kinds of tunes. I quickly discarded Metal, Heavy Metal or anything of the sort as options for my new music passion. I actually started paying attention to the music the big girls listened to in the dressing room. I also decided that The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato were not my thing.
    Going through that stage of desperately trying to fit in, if you asked me who my favorite artists were I'd say, "Oh I don't know. Natalie Grant or Jermey Camp." (Those two are slightly more cool christian artists.) But I really didn't like them. And to be honest I didn't like any of the old stuff I used to listen to anymore. I was stuck in a limbo. No way to be in the "In Crowd" because I didn't know what Joe Jonas named his cat.
     Not sure when I realized this, but it was a long overdue revelation; but fitting in with the popular people isn't everything. Because the popular people aren't always that nice or even that cool.
     When I realized that my circle of friends wasn't contingent on how much I knew about Adam Levine's tattoos, I just listened to music.
      And I soaked it in.
      Dwelling on slow piano sonatas. Feeding on classic rock ballads. Basking in quirky Alternative tunes.
      I fell in love with music again. My music, no one elses. I listen to what I wanted to and it makes me happy.
      I do get a lot of teasing for my music taste.
      I've been called a hippie for liking Pink Floyd and Queen.
      A mainstream hipster for liking Coldplay and The Script.
      A average, teenage girl with poor taste in tunes for liking One Direction.
      And I've been called just plain weird for liking Ed Sheeran, Birdy, Augustana and The Fray.
      But that's all okay, because music is me. I'm happiest when I'm listening to it. I feel safe and at home. It always makes me smile.
      I just love feeling the beat run through my bones...