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>Don't understand how people are happy to listen to the same old stuff - it must get so dull.

I've learned over time that music I actually like I like forever. Music I'm infatuated with I eventually forget about and don't go back to listen after a while. I've been listening to Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and a few others since middle school. Over time bands have been added to that list and always enjoy listening to. For example The Clash, Sex Pistols, Bright Eyes, Nas, Biggie, etc.

There is a lot of music I like for a while and is exciting, but doesn't make it onto my forever list. Others get added to that last.

Everyone is different though, enjoy music the way you enjoy. Live your own life.

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I rarely 'fall out of love' with music I discover but I do have to take a break every once in a while. I spend most of my time listening to new indie releases or genres of the past that I haven't explored before, but then I'll get to urge to just listen to Sgt. Pepper's front to back or something. I find that when I take a break and come back to music I've listened to for years I get a bit of a nostalgia rush for the time when I first heard it. I also start to notice and appreciate parts that I may not have picked up on first listen when I can come back with a fresh mindset.

I also listen to music for 8 hours a day so it's easy to burn out on things but I always come back to things I loved before eventually. Today feels like it's going to be a Built To Spill day.

>I've been listening to...since middle school

This feels like an appeal to tradition or nostalgia. I'd argue you're attempting to create the mentality you had in middle school, not that you like it more or less than other music.

If all of their "forever" music dated back to middle school you might have a point but they say the list has grown over time.

But music is art! Any reason for liking it is perfectly valid.

How weird would it be to tell someone who enjoys drinking chocolate milk that they don't actually like it because it reminds them of their school lunches.

>How weird would it be to tell someone...they don't actually like it

where did I say anything about OP liking or not liking thing?

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