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When I don't listen to Metal (this is not very often) then I like listening to movie soundtracks (John Williams and Hans Zimmer are gods!) and to 80's pop. Actually I like every music from the 80's, even rap. But nowadays rap is just crap.
I love metal, mostly death/black/thrash ... and Slipknot (i never classify them because it just causes arguments lol) *dodges the rotten food thrown at him from the forum goers, and ignores the jeers* ... oh and I'm an 80s child so I have to be excused for listening to all that cheesy 80s pop music... but I still listen to Iron Maiden and Metallica, I was brought up on them ... and I have a dark side too, which I am not proud of!!! Blame my parents, I was forced to listen to 50s, 60s, and 70s music and they kinda grew on me....
my parents never really encouraged me to listen to music or anything. i just decided to listen myself.
Like when i was 7, something clicked in my brain like a light bulb and i just thought music... yay.