January 08, 2003 - 2:22 PM

I Listen to Skinny Puppy, but I Am Not Your Friend

Only one more day until the end of Blandman's Essay Contest. Get crackin'!

I Listen to Skinny Puppy, but I Am Not Your Friend

I like music but it's really not that important to me. I like all kinds of music. Sometimes at work I listen to Bob Marley or Miles Davis or Bow Wow Wow or The Black Crows.

Today I am listening to Enigma. And every time I listen to something like Enigma, something with a sort of club beat or whatever, some stupid dweeb always has to tell me how they also listen to "Techno". And they say it as though I'm supposed to be impressed they like The Prodigy. I listen to Prodigy too but (and you can call me a bitch if you want) I don't really care who else listens to them.

But no one ever tells me they listen to "Industrial" when I listen to Einstürzende Neubauten or "Fucked Up Shit" if I listen to The Residents. Do you think they would tell me that they listen to "Queer Dancin' Boy Bands" if I listened to 'N Sync?

This only happens if I am listening to some kind of "Techno/Dance" music. Is it because "Techno" is "cool" and they think only the really "hip" listen to it? And by virtue of their belief that "Techno" is cool, are they trying to make me think they are "ultra-cool" because they listen to The Crystal Method? Because they are not cool. The people who usually tell me they listen to "Techno" are the nerdiest, dweebiest, geekiest, most backward people at work. And I don't mean that in the good way.

So the point is, I like music but just because you and I both listen to The Orb doesn't mean we're going to be friends. We're going to have to have much more in common then a music genre in order to be friends. Such as, do you like hanging out at burning dumps? Or do you like to shit outside? Do you read? See? That's what I'm talkin' 'bout.

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