When growing up in New Braunfels, Texas, you are bound to have to listen to country music at some point in your lifetime. From when I was old enough to have my own CD’s to about 11, I loved country music, and I did not have a problem with putting a Dixie Chicks CD into my stereo.
That changed when I got to middle school and I started associating country music with certain types of behavior. After that, it was rare that I would listen to a country song and I pretended to dislike every one of them. After a few years of being disgusted by country music, I decided to give it another chance and realized that younger me had better taste than middle school me and that I hated country for no reason.
It made me realize that your music preference will always be changing, which is a good thing. No one wants to listen to the same genre all the time and being able to listen to different stuff without an issue is a good way to connect with different people. Even people that seem different from you.
Country music is not just for one specific type of people just like rap is not for a specific type either. During this time in quarantine, it is important that even though we cannot physically be with others, we should still work on keeping connections strong. You can work on connecting to other people by listening to “their type” of music and try to understand why they love it.
There is no point in being judgmental about another persons’ music, because to them it is art!
I’ll leave a link below to my favorite Dixie Chicks CD. You won’t regret listening.
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