How do I inspire my younger sisters (13 and 14, respectively) to enjoy good music, instead of the disposable garbage - Boy bands, Dumb Country (lots of country music is well done; much of it isn't) pop-punk(Ashlee Simpson, Green Day, Simple Plan, MCR) pop (Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, and - I shudder to think - Paris Hilton, Pop Tart). I've been vigilantly exposing them to better music - Siouxsie and the Banshees ("I didn't like it") to Leonard Cohen ("It's kind of depressed") The Cure, The Smiths (The 14-year-old liked the Smiths), Bjork, Indian Pop, Warren Zevon, The Pixies, The Ramones (The 14-year-old liked The Ramones), Nico, Goldfrapp, and Husker Du, et cetera. I have been letting them listen to truly good music for years. Yesterday the 14-year-old told me, giggling, that she liked a pop-punk band. I am aware that her tastes are different from my own, but I feel as though I have failed as a musical influence. In short: I am very bummed. What should I do?
2006-06-11
10:05:35
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