We all know that our favorite bands have been inspired by certain artists in their lives. Sometimes they flat out tell us in an interview, other times you can simply hear it in their music. If you are lucky you see it reflected on stage at a live show, the way they hold the mic, or possibly the way they slouch when they play the guitar.
I want to talk about a different kind of influence. The influence that the music we listen to has an effect on the people around us. I am thinking about this because something quite funny happened tonight.
My mother is in town from Florida, and being that my days of going out on the town and tearing it up with her is past me, we decided to head to a local restaurant for some BBQ. Not the scene I am sure that she is used to; heck I am even too old to be in that place now that I look back; however she wanted ribs so I obliged.
The check arrives; we pay, and as I am looking up I see my mother nodding her head back and forth to none other than Motley Crue's, Dr. Feelgood. She didn't know the words but you can tell that years of me pumping that particular album some how resonated in her head.
I am not sure why this makes me so happy. Possibly it stems from the fact that she could take some form of enjoyment from it; or possibly because as a kid growing up one of the fondest memories I have of my mother is her singing in the car. It made me realize that as much as an influence she had on me, that I have had some on her.
It makes me stop and think on where my love for certain bands came from? I know that some of my childhood friends who had older brother that listened to metal is part of it. But the majority of the bands I love today I am not quite sure. I just know that I love music and what it can do, and how something so simple can bring people together.
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