Photography, video, and music: Music appreciation

One thing that I will always be grateful for is music. I think sometimes we all forget to appreciate the little things, and for me, music is that little thing. Although I wouldn't necessarily consider music a small part of my life, because I value it a lot. 

I've gone through a lot of phases of my life, some cringe, some annoying, but the type of music I listened to during those periods of time has adjusted to whatever phase I was going through.

I didn't really start exploring music until summer before my freshman year of high school. Some would say I was late to the game, but others would say it's never too late. That was my "emo" phase I guess you could say. I was listening to Panic at the disco, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, and all the bands part of the emo crew. I would wear vans and a t-shirt every day. Typical.

Sophomore year was when I discovered the whole world of kpop. I never let language be a barrier in what music/media I consumed, in fact I was eager listening to something I had never tried listening to before. It was honestly cool exploring the music industry of a whole other country and culture. I liked comparing it to the western music industry, because while they were similar in a lot of ways they were also very different in a lot of ways. 

My junior and senior year was when I really dove into indie/indie pop music, which is what I listen to a lot now too. So I guess that "stuck" with me unlike the others. Although one thing I will point out is that for the majority of high school I said I didn't like hip hop/rap, but now I actually enjoy listening to it. 

I think it's funny how much my music taste has "evolved" along with the phases I went through. I guess that's just how much music is a part of our lives without us even realizing at the time.