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So anyway, this stamp means that I like the music that I like. I really don't like having to defend my personal tastes, and I don't think I should have to in the first place. Unless I insulted your taste in music, there's no need to get up in my face about music I don't like.

At the same time, I don't get the people who are so adamant/defensive about the music they like. I don't think it really matters what you listen to begin with, as long as you like it. I mean I do listen to a lot of artists that people don't like, whether it's for the actual sound, the fact that they don't deserve their popularity, are sell-outs, bad influences, etc. More often than not, I'll laugh right along with you when you point out something about why such-and-such a band sucks, or some of the stupidity of their fantards.

When I get a comment like "You listen to ______? Why not listen to a real artist like ______?" I tend to go "Okay," and try them out, and if I like them, I'll listen to them some more. Sometimes I even get to say "I already do listen to _____, actually, just not enough for them to appear on my Top 50 chart yet," and leave people utterly perplexed, because apparently it's impossible to like both Band A and Band B at the same time. Some of the attitudes about what people can and OMG CAN NOT listen to are just ridiculous, but I think it's a good opportunity to expand my musical horizons.

But in the end, it all comes down to one thing, regardless of the genre, popularity, and 'quality': do I like listening to it? I'm not one of those people who only listen to an artist (or on the other hand, refuse to) simply because someone says I should/shouldn't. It's all me, which is the way I think it should be for everybody.