I am bored so I though that I would make a thread about your musical influences. How did you start listening to the type of music you like. Parents? Friends? Just started on your own? Who influenced you musically?

For me it’s my dad. When most kids had “normal” parents that played them stimulating classical music as well as baby music my dad had Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Elvis Costello, DOA, The Buzzcocks, Television, Talking Heads… records blasting 24/7. If it weren’t for him I would probably be listening to a lot of crappy bands.

Well I think it started WAY back with my hippie parents
Raise on Beatles, the Momma’s and the Papa’s and many more greats
Then add, pink Floyd, the who and more.
Top that with LOTS of classical, and musicals and so on

Right away I feel in love with music
I started making music before I really got into bands.
I was into just about every kind of music that came my way.
Music = good (as long as it was good)

When I started getting older,.
Starting bands:
Beatles
Nirvana
Radiohead (not as much as I like them now)
Greenday (I WAS LIKE 8 OK!!!!)


Then in middle school I was into the same music, plus angst punk rock bands
In high school I calmed my pukness a bit…

Then I just went on my own, looking into all the music I could… I’m open to all kinds of music, just depends if it’s good or band… I guess
So did I do this right?
I’ll say Mom and dad started my off with my Beatle roots, on to my search for everything. My brothers wise lead to better music, and me taking off to be the super start I am no hahhahhaha!!!

ok well I tryed :D

it went from London bridges falling down...to the Commodores 'Easy' to Lionel Ritchies' 'Dancing on the ceiling' to Abbey Road to Run DmC to Breakin' the soundtrack to Kraftwerk to Duran Duran to Thomas Dolby to Rush to Twisted Sister to Black Flag to Ween to MR. Bungle to Zenakis to the record store for the 100th time to playing bass in a pair of quasi g'string turquoise bikinis in front of a house party at VA Tech with my first band...watching two girls fight each other for position to see us tear it up.. oh yeah and right now I think sleeveless t'shirts are f'n sonic as shazzle...

....hmmmmm......my first love was yes.....Donny Osmond.......and no I'm not Morman....then it went to KISS......to AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, uhm....Hanoi Rocks, The Cure, NIN, Ravey kinda stuff, hardcore punk, Ramones, Pistols, The Clash....theatrical soundtracks......to uhm.....everything I guess....

My Dad plays music (saxaphone & sings) but he listened to James Brown & Sinatra and such. Mom Liked the same while I was growing up. Now when I visit them the station is on cool jazz....eesh.....:ticking::duh:

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Originally posted by Seb For me it’s my dad. When most kids had “normal” parents that played them stimulating classical music as well as baby music my dad had Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Elvis Costello, DOA, The Buzzcocks, Television, Talking Heads… records blasting 24/7. If it weren’t for him I would probably be listening to a lot of crappy bands.

Hey Seb.. Are you my son?

Two words PUNK and ROCK.. My parents weren't really into music but we always had a radio on.. I grew up in the 70's (My God.. How old are you.. ) and there was soul,Rock,glam,disco loadsa stuff then suddenly.. Punk Rock.. John Peel every night a billyion (ha ha) bands seem to come from nowhere.. My first gig was a band called Penetration.. Two days later i saw The Rezillos and the week after that X-Ray Spex.. That was me.. Hooked Lined and Sinkered..

Me, myself, and I..If my mom or dad had influenced me, I would be listening to Julio Iglesias and Mozart all the time..

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Originally posted by DylerPlummer Quote: Originally posted by Seb For me it’s my dad. When most kids had “normal” parents that played them stimulating classical music as well as baby music my dad had Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Elvis Costello, DOA, The Buzzcocks, Television, Talking Heads… records blasting 24/7. If it weren’t for him I would probably be listening to a lot of crappy bands. My first gig was a band called Penetration.. Two days later i saw The Rezillos and the week after that X-Ray Spex.. That was me.. Hooked Lined and Sinkered..

AW Dyler! My little brother LOVEs the X-Ray Spex and I adore them. He wants me to teach him all the saxaphone parts, I'm getting there .....I'm trying to learn it by ear :duh: who am i kidding? it's going to take me forever, since I can't find the damn notation anywhere

Oh well, getting back on the subject. My parents influenced me alot kinda the way your dad did Seb. Both of my parents played lots of music all the time, my mom usually played Berlin, Blondie, The Cure, Bob Marley or Led Zeppelin. I remember my dad playing a whole lot of Depeche Mode (Depeche Mode is one of my favorites) Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, New Order, AC/DC, E.L.O (also one of my favorites, Jeff Lyne is the man, my dad taught me well) The Eagles, The Steve Miller Band, Duran Duran.........you get it..... lots of various music.

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Originally posted by poobs Me, myself, and I..If my mom or dad had influenced me, I would be listening to Julio Iglesias and Mozart all the time..

Mom raised me on The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Cat Stevens, Joni Mitchell... etc.
My sisters got me into Weezer, Pink Floyd, and random stuff like that.
Wezer was my first love. They introduced me to bands like The Pixies and Pavement.

I read of Ima Robot in Spin a few times, then when a friend said to listen to them, I was very obliged to get into something new.

sounds like children of children of the mtv generation...
...I was an mtv baby...by six I was left to my own devices for stretches of time and it was atari until I couldn't take it...then come on feel the noise...
mtv started it all... probably for millions of hellraisers...
by the time it got to hungry like the wolf I had permanent TV eyes...video games, crazy designs... micheal jackson, vans... my childhood was and still is just like a fucking rainbow that never ends...amen

Vans, I hvae three pairs of vans, they wear out so quick, but red suede is still worn everyday until its not possiblt anymore.

they make great sock puppets in their later years...

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Originally posted by RoboticTerrorSTD AW Dyler! My little brother LOVEs the X-Ray Spex and I adore them. He wants me to teach him all the saxaphone parts, I'm getting there .....I'm trying to learn it by ear :duh: who am i kidding? it's going to take me forever, since I can't find the damn notation anywhere Oh well, getting back on the subject. My parents influenced me alot kinda the way your dad did Seb. Both of my parents played lots of music all the time, my mom usually played Berlin, Blondie, The Cure, Bob Marley or Led Zeppelin. I remember my dad playing a whole lot of Depeche Mode (Depeche Mode is one of my favorites) Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, New Order, AC/DC, E.L.O (also one of my favorites, Jeff Lyne is the man, my dad taught me well) The Eagles, The Steve Miller Band, Duran Duran.........you get it..... lots of various music.

My mom doesn't like the music we listen to at all. My mom likes listening to the local rap station haha.

country rap?... yeah man, canadian country rap...that's the bong

At least MTV was good back then..The youth of America is growing up on Linkin Park and Jessica Simpson's little sister who's riding her coat-tails..What a sad time it is for us Americans..

so very very true poobs

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Originally posted by Seb Quote: Originally posted by RoboticTerrorSTD AW Dyler! My little brother LOVEs the X-Ray Spex and I adore them. He wants me to teach him all the saxaphone parts, I'm getting there .....I'm trying to learn it by ear :duh: who am i kidding? it's going to take me forever, since I can't find the damn notation anywhere Oh well, getting back on the subject. My parents influenced me alot kinda the way your dad did Seb. Both of my parents played lots of music all the time, my mom usually played Berlin, Blondie, The Cure, Bob Marley or Led Zeppelin. I remember my dad playing a whole lot of Depeche Mode (Depeche Mode is one of my favorites) Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, New Order, AC/DC, E.L.O (also one of my favorites, Jeff Lyne is the man, my dad taught me well) The Eagles, The Steve Miller Band, Duran Duran.........you get it..... lots of various music. My mom doesn't like the music we listen to at all. My mom likes listening to the local rap station haha.

whoa really? how in the hell did that come about?

I hate Jessica Simpson....she annoys the fuck outta me with her stupidity.....now she's over doing it and it's so obvious......I keep seeing her in commercials....."Is it liquid or ice?" SHUT THE FUCK UP BIMBOLITTA! I want to stick my fist down her throat! hahahaha

:yawn::wow::o...now now girls ...if yr gonna fight...at least do it topless...