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I think this is what stands out about people here. They still want to discover new music. I was basing this on an article I read which said the average person's musical taste is set by age 20. Evidently MB members are not average people. 
I can't really answer, as I've only been truly exploring music for a couple of years, and my tastes are still evolving. But: |
... yeah I'll be the first one to admit there was a time where my music taste had settled.
And I have to say I am ahead of the curve because my taste was set by 12 to 14 years of age.
I guess most people here see themselves not having their taste in music set by age 20. I don't see myself as an average MB member, who are in turn as you pointed out "not average people.
" So maybe I should be clumped in with the average people (but 6 to 8 years ahead of them) or maybe be a music nerd's nerd, but like Milhouse said: "I'm not a nerd, Bart! Nerds are smart." ... hence my dilemma. I don't know where I stand.
I feel like an average Joe, but I have no way of telling.
I see the whole thing differently. I find my taste basically remaining the same. On the other-hand I find that it's an endless process for exploring the types of music I already like. I understand music is constantly evolving, but even with that in mind the newer bands I discover take their inspiration from the same styles of music I already know about and like. So in short: I see new music as a newer interpretation of old music.
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When did you discover your genre of choice?
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Around 14 years of age.
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When did you discover your favourite band/artist?
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About 12 y/o, maybe younger.
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When did you last discover a new genre?
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I learned a little more about a few sub-genres that I over-looked but I haven't found a whole brand new and different genre I haven't heard before and liked it.
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Would you consider your tastes set in stone?
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Sometimes I feel that my taste is etched in stone. There are some things I can not listen to 24/7. I'll listen to it when I am in the mood for it then be done with for a while. I don't see my taste as branching off in new directions to unrelated genres of music I haven't heard before as much as fluctuating among the things I already like. Still I have to be in the mood to listen to it.
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Overall, how long have you held your current tastes?
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I hold on to what I like. I might not listen to it constantly, sometimes I put it down for a while and pick it up later. But basically everything I then I like now.