Music and Identity

There's no harm in music, correct? Everyone who said yes, well I'm sorry to say, but you are quite wrong. In todays society, music is everywhere. Restaurants, school, the beach, and all over the internet. People listen to music everyday, whether it's on the radio, in gym class, or just as something to keep them from getting bored.

                The music people choose to listen to is the type of music that can change them as a person. Studies have shown that people who listen to classical music have a higher grade point average than someone who listens to something such as rap or rock.

                Also, more aggressive music, like rap, metal, rock, et cetera, can affect how a person acts in public. Lyrics like in the song Justt Don't Give A F*ck by Eminem suggest that people should just, well, not give a f*ck.

Please excuse the Language

So when you see me on your block with two glocks

Screaming Fuck The World like Tupac

I just don't give a fuck!!

Talking that shit behind my back, dirty mackin

Telling your boys that I'm on crack

I just don't give a fuck!!

So put my tape back on the rack

Go run and tell your friends my shit is wack

I just don't give a fuck!!

But see me on the street and duck

Cause you gon' get stuck, stoned, and snuffed

Cause I just don't give a fuck!!

          Telling teenagers and younger/older audiences that this is how a celebrity lives his life, will most likely cause them to react and try to do the same. This is not good!

                Whatever music someone listens to may also cause them, not only to act differently, but to dress differently, talk differently, be friends with different people, etc. For instance: if someone listens to mainly country music, they may dress in "country-style" clothing like plaid shirts, blue jeans, possibly a pair of cowboy boots and a noticable belt buckle. They may also try to talk using the language that country singers and bands use, their type of lingo. And, not saying this is all true, friends can also be chosen by the type of music they listen to. What is one of the first questions that comes up in a conversation with a complete stranger? "What type of music do you listen to?" If you are a big fan of indie rock, and the person you are talking to says they are really into r&b, while you hate r&b, are you really going to want to hang out with them ALL the time? Most people would say "It doesn't matter what type of music they listen to, it's all about their personality."

                But let's be serious. Would you ACTUALLY want to hang around with someone who absolutely detests your favourite genre of music? My guess is, probably not. People are basically shaped by their favourite type of music, whether it's rap, reggae, rock, metal, screamo, country, punk, r&b,  pop, hip hop, techno, you name it! Everyone is changed by the music they listen to, we don't really have a choice.