Hello, everyone! Antonia here, and I had a poll on which top ten list my fans would like to see most. This was the winner, so I'm doing it. Don't worry. I'll do the other choices at some point. Before I begin, I will say that I love being a rock music fan, but it's not easy to be one sometimes. Let's get started, shall we?
1. People assume you're depressed, especially if you listen to grunge or heavy metal.
I don't listen to heavy metal that much, but I do listen to grunge quite a bit. One of my schoolmates actually blamed my self-harm on the fact that I listen to grunge. I told her that I did it to cope with being bullied and that music had nothing to do with it.
2. People mistake you as a Satanist.
I am agnostic, got it?! I believe in God, but I don't really follow a religion, okay? I don't mean to sound hateful, but I cannot tell you how many times people thought I worshiped Satan.
3. People expect you to wear the band's/artist's t-shirts or own their merchandise. Otherwise, you're not a "true fan".
There was once when I said to a schoolmate that I liked Motorhead. He said, "Yeah, right. You don't even own any of their merchandise. You can't be a true fan." I said, "I haven't found any merchandise close to where I live." He said, "I bet you can't even name one song." I said, "Yes I can. 'Ace of Spades'! There you go!"
4. Putting up with people telling you that your favorite bands shouldn't be a thing anymore.
I was once told, "It's not 1980. Those bands shouldn't be a thing anymore." I told the bullies, "First of all, I don't give a shit what year it is. Second, most of these bands formed BEFORE 1980. Finally, if you think you're going to get me to stop listening to them, you can kiss my ass!"
5. People flip out if you listen to anything other than rock.
There was once when I listened to a CD by the Oak Ridge Boys, and I thought my grandfather was going to have a stroke. I told him, "Just because I listen to rock music doesn't mean I hate all other genres."
6. People will often try to convert you to a genre of music you hate.
I'd rather not talk about the time someone tried to convert me to Gospel music here. If you want to know about it, send me a personal message.
7. You're surrounded by people who listen to terrible pop music.
There was once when there were some girls listening to pop music during study hall. I handed one of my textbooks to RocknRollSoul60 (Paul) and told him, "Please hit me in the head as hard as you can." Of course, he refused, so I hit myself instead. It gave me a good excuse to leave the room. Don't worry. I didn't hurt myself too badly that time, but I admit that I shouldn't have done that.
8. Sometimes it's hard to find merchandise for your favorite bands/artists.
It's especially hard to find anything Beatles.
9. You get a tune stuck in your head, and you can't remember what song it's from or the lyrics.
There was once when I started humming a tune, and I said to myself, "What is that song?" I then asked my uncle, because he knows the obscure songs from the classic rock era. He told me that it was "Bell Bottom Blues".
10. I think this one is true for guitar players. You try to master a song that sounds simple when you're listening to it, but in reality, it's hard to play.
This is true for Beatles songs. They sound simple, but they are really hard to play. The hardest one for me was "Paperback Writer". It took me four years to learn it. FOUR YEARS!
1. People assume you're depressed, especially if you listen to grunge or heavy metal.
I don't listen to heavy metal that much, but I do listen to grunge quite a bit. One of my schoolmates actually blamed my self-harm on the fact that I listen to grunge. I told her that I did it to cope with being bullied and that music had nothing to do with it.
2. People mistake you as a Satanist.
I am agnostic, got it?! I believe in God, but I don't really follow a religion, okay? I don't mean to sound hateful, but I cannot tell you how many times people thought I worshiped Satan.
3. People expect you to wear the band's/artist's t-shirts or own their merchandise. Otherwise, you're not a "true fan".
There was once when I said to a schoolmate that I liked Motorhead. He said, "Yeah, right. You don't even own any of their merchandise. You can't be a true fan." I said, "I haven't found any merchandise close to where I live." He said, "I bet you can't even name one song." I said, "Yes I can. 'Ace of Spades'! There you go!"
4. Putting up with people telling you that your favorite bands shouldn't be a thing anymore.
I was once told, "It's not 1980. Those bands shouldn't be a thing anymore." I told the bullies, "First of all, I don't give a shit what year it is. Second, most of these bands formed BEFORE 1980. Finally, if you think you're going to get me to stop listening to them, you can kiss my ass!"
5. People flip out if you listen to anything other than rock.
There was once when I listened to a CD by the Oak Ridge Boys, and I thought my grandfather was going to have a stroke. I told him, "Just because I listen to rock music doesn't mean I hate all other genres."
6. People will often try to convert you to a genre of music you hate.
I'd rather not talk about the time someone tried to convert me to Gospel music here. If you want to know about it, send me a personal message.
7. You're surrounded by people who listen to terrible pop music.
There was once when there were some girls listening to pop music during study hall. I handed one of my textbooks to RocknRollSoul60 (Paul) and told him, "Please hit me in the head as hard as you can." Of course, he refused, so I hit myself instead. It gave me a good excuse to leave the room. Don't worry. I didn't hurt myself too badly that time, but I admit that I shouldn't have done that.
8. Sometimes it's hard to find merchandise for your favorite bands/artists.
It's especially hard to find anything Beatles.
9. You get a tune stuck in your head, and you can't remember what song it's from or the lyrics.
There was once when I started humming a tune, and I said to myself, "What is that song?" I then asked my uncle, because he knows the obscure songs from the classic rock era. He told me that it was "Bell Bottom Blues".
10. I think this one is true for guitar players. You try to master a song that sounds simple when you're listening to it, but in reality, it's hard to play.
This is true for Beatles songs. They sound simple, but they are really hard to play. The hardest one for me was "Paperback Writer". It took me four years to learn it. FOUR YEARS!