Do people fake their music tastes to impress people?

[jennifer_bloom]

As a teenager I used to live with my cousin every summer and she has good taste in music, she liked Toni Braxton, Natalie Merchant, Gloria Estefan, the Offspring, Madonna (In the 90s). Her music was always good. When she was in her early 20s she gave me a burnt CD of some musicians and it was all pop and hip hop junk that tasted like processed garbage and there is a plastic surgeon from my high school who posted years ago she liked lady Gaga on her public profile, I think she is faking it to fit in, why would a plastic surgeon choose lady Gaga over Mozart or Beethoven?

[Massageman]

I'm sure some do.

While I understand the music structure and basis for Sonata, etc from the "masters", and have studied music for over 60 years, I still like to hear rock from the 50's-60's, etc. Surprisingly, there were many pop and rock songs that had their origins in "classical" music.

[Massageman]

TFTMHO

[jammcm]

As you would guess, by my age, I love the songs from the 60s. The first song I fell in love with was "See You In September" Summer Love. Today I have about 100 country western CDs. You change over time. Do other people fake it, I don't know but I don't. Have a good week.

[Massageman]

SYIS - great song- nice cuddle music even if not for the body, at least my brain and my memories. :- )

[HighlyVolatile]

I don't know about others but I don't. That said, I'm wired toward the empathetic end of the spectrum so I tend to absorb and assimilate other people's interests and passions which make might seem like I'm interested in almost everything, but I'm not faking it.

For example, I dated a girl in the US who was into country music. And I told her upfront I hate country music. It might be the one type of music I genuinely find intolerable. But she persuaded me to come to a country bar with square dancing and, at first, I thought this is the cheesiest thing. But then I got into and I'm like, all right, this is kind of fun! Then I liked country music a little more after. I absorbed her passion. It's still my least favorite genre though.

I'm like that with all sorts of things beyond music: food, art, fashion, etc. I don't tend to like much of it on my own but once I see things through other people's eyes, I start to like them more. That's also how I came to become reasonably versed in a wide range of subjects. I assimilate knowledge from other people more than books as I do with interests and passions.

[HighlyVolatile]

[...] I tend to absorb and assimilate other people's interests and passions which [might make me] seem like I'm interested in almost everything [...]

[HighlyVolatile]

I also still have a few things I definitely don't like no matter who I'm with. I hate long and drawn out shopping, for example, involving lots of browsing. Lots of my girlfriends have tried to do that with me and I simply cannot assimilate that interest. I'm a speed shopper. I need some shoes and I go to the shoe store, pick out a shoe, try it on, if the size isn't good, try a minor adjustment, good, buy, go home, done. 15 mins tops and only 5 mins at the store.

[MysticDevice]

I bet a lot of people fake their tastes but I'm not one of them. I made sure they knew I wasn't interested in their fake and shallow hip hop, rap, and pop nonesense. Regardless of the source or genre, I expext good music. With passion, soul, effort, substance.

[DownIndaDumpz]

I don't know, I listen to music that sounds good to me and fits my vibe/ personalityI think it's dumb to listen to a genre you don't like jus to impress someoneThis is my sort of musichttps://youtu. be/Kt1eSR0B1E4

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[DownIndaDumpz]

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[DownIndaDumpz]

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[Anonymous]

yes, but I think it is also the other way around.. like some say they are only into classical, jazz, metal, whatever, and stating they are certainly not into garbage mainstream pop.. which they actually bump their head to in the car and dance to at home when they are alone :D

[TrillXHippy]

The music that I like is the music that I like. One of coworkers likes to play party in the USA and if I hear it I’ll dance. Kids just look at me lol but oh well. Party in the USA is a vibe

[spiralshape]

I think people do fake their tastes especially males so they don't get teased for liking Madonna or Ariana Grande...

[Redstang88]

I think most people grow out of that after highschool. And why can’t a surgeon listen to lady gaga?

[Creampiekarl420]

Yes they definitely do but I love Ann Murray and perry Como and anyone who has a problem with it can bite me

[motownplayer2000]

I’m sure they do. But I don’t think it’s a good idea to fake anything to impress anyone.

[Foteini1985]

I use to pretend to be into rap to fit in. Especially stuff I didn’t agree with.

[GMANN56]

Not sure that your chosen occupation dictates what music you should enjoy.

[Vampirelover_12]

I never met a person like that?

[Nagatoro]

I don't lmao

[SignedAutographs]

I've heard it done