While he certainly doesn't represent the type of music I listen to now, Everlast was certainly one of the first musicians I actually started to really listen to. I wasn't actually big into his music, but I did enjoy reading some of his lyrics. At an early age, hearing "Ends" and "What It's Like" were some pretty heavy subject matter, but it did show me how music can be used to explain ways of lives. Before I really heard him, music was just something to rock out to with no real substance. Everlast showed me that it can be also used as a tool to educate. It's unfortunate that none of his CD's were that successful (or good for that matter), but besides the singles the rest of the album was pretty much filler. I can't say I've paid much attention to him since 2004, but I really doubt I'm missing much.
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