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 From:  william (WILLIAMA)   14 May 2024 21:33 
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)       9 of 14 
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God stole my reply and cast it into the pit. Unless it emerges in another universe. Or possibly I hit a combination of keys which the demon Gates does not allow.

I think music exists as a thing that we either love or hate at a given point in our lives. I think it is a part of how we stand in relation to the expression of musicians. Some of it is pitiful and some of it is transcendent. Being a musician is just another special case of attempting to stand in relation to our fellow humans, like writing, painting, sculpting, whatever. 

Yeah, maybe you don't like music.

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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)    14 May 2024 21:39 
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)      10 of 14 
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I agree that it is all that. But it rarely feels any of that for me.

I think that's okay though. Some people don't like ballet and that's fine. It's the everywherness of music which makes me feel like I *should* like it more, I think.
 
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 From:  william (WILLIAMA)   15 May 2024 13:54 
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)       11 of 14 
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I'm not sure I'd get by without hearing Robert Wyatt singing and playing his way through Moon in June at least once a month.

I still have a concern over what counts as liking music, for instance how often and under what circumstances it should be listened to. 

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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)    15 May 2024 18:53 
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)      12 of 14 
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It's the 'on balance, I'd prefer a world without music' that clinches it I think.
 
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 From:  william (WILLIAMA)   15 May 2024 22:32 
 To:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)       13 of 14 
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Do you think that you once did like music? Is it a kind of gradually reducing interest/appreciation until now you realise you no longer like it, or do you think you never liked it?

Edit: re-reading some of the posts, including your first, you've answered this in part. the realisation at least was gradual "As the years have yeared, I've realised...".  I suppose what's interesting is why some people might claim that they do enjoy it.

 

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 From:  Drew (X3N0PH0N)    16 May 2024 09:17 
 To:  william (WILLIAMA)      14 of 14 
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I used to listen to music more in the past. Though I never listened to it as much or cared about it as much as my peers.

Aaactually, as a young kid I didn't really like music at all. I remember on Saturday morning TV they'd have sections where popular band would play latest song and my friends were often into it and I found it interminably boring. That's not to say I hated *all* music I heard but I hated most, and loved none.

The first time I loved music was when I heard Straight Outta Compton when I was 12 or so. That was the first time when I understood what people felt when they listened to music.

From there I branched out a bit into blues, funk, classical, jazz even country and bluegrass and stuff. And those are still the genres I enjoy from time to time.

So I'd say... yeah, from 13ish to 18ish I liked music more than I do now. And, as you said, it was part of a time in my life, part of growing up and figuring out what I like and don't.

But now I feel more like I did as a young kid. Maybe a new genre will awaken my music-liking again at some point!
 
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