Haters

     A friend on Facebook just posted about how she hates the fact that people hate artists, just because other people have said that they also hate them.
     Lots of these people haven't properly heard or seen these artists, so I too, have very much annoyance towards those who say that a band or artist is not up to scratch, purely on the basis that someone else thinks so.
     I come from a group of friends where my music tastes don't always match theirs, and by damn do I know about it. Some of them will go on and on and on about how such and such band doesn't have any musical talent, and that such and such band are just copying the bands that are good. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but when it is constantly shoved in peoples faces, that is when people get upset.
     I have to be honest, there are a lot of classic bands that I don't like, possibly due to not listening to them that much, or that their style of music doesn't really appeal to me. Some people who say I am crazy for not absolutely loving classics such as Iron Maiden and the such, but its just an opinion, and its not something I bring up unless others bring it up.
     Last year, one of my house mates loved indie music. Personally, I think that it is a very boring genre, bar a few exceptions, and therefore do not listen to or like it. However, I did not bring this up every single time I saw this person, although, the first time I was asked by that person if I liked indie music, I said no. A simple no. There was no, "well, such and such are boring" or "such and such have no musical talent, its just all chords", even though I thought this about some of the bands, I did not express them. However, when this person started ripping into the music that I like, saying that its all screaming and shouting, then of course, I will say how I feel about that persons music, as retaliation.
     The worst is when people gang up on you. If you are the minority in a group of people, then its hard to put them down about the music they like, because majority always wins. Ok, so I confess, one of my favourite bands is My Chemical Romance, had been since I was about 15. But guess what? Some of my other favourite artists include Mindless Self Indulgence, Jamie Cullum, and Nicki Minaj. Just because I like one band that you may think stink, does not mean that you will not like the rest of my music tastes.
     One thing that, well, annoyed me more than anything, was when My Chemical Romance were bottled off-stage at Download in 2007. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM, DON'T WATCH THEM. I have been to many gigs in my life, and has been to about 4 where Bring Me The Horizon, a band that I really don't like has played. Do I boo them and throw stuff at them? No. I let those who want to see them watch them, and have a good time, while I go and use the restrooms, get a drink and so on. Granted, I do moan to those I go to the gig with, who also don't like them, but lets be serious, your never going to like every band or artist on the entire planet. Those people on stage are human being too. You may not like them as a band, or even as people, but they still have feelings. Saying hurtful things does not count as constructive criticism.
     The one thing that annoys worst thing of all, is when people get so fed up of others basically bulling them over their music tastes, that they stop publicly sharing that they like those artists, and sometimes even change their own music tastes to suit the majority. Whatever happened to liking whatever you wanted?