My flatmate from last year had a massive influence on my music, introducing me to Bob Dylan (amazing that it took so long) and many, many others with his expansive music collection. Before that a friend who encouraged my taste in modern stuff to flourish really acted as an enabler. As well as Ethan who introduced me to a world of music outside of metal.
So that's a reverse order of probably my three biggest musical influences upon my current music tastes. Without them I don't think my music taste would've got very far. I'm begrudging towards a proactive approach to anything and I happen across new stuff largely by chance.
I've introduced friends to bands they hadn't heard of that they got into. I wouldn't go so far as to claim I've had a significant effect on their overall taste in music though.
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