So, I love music, and criminally, I've never been to a live show of anyone I'd pay money for. I would love nothing more than to go to one and I have had a few opportunities. I regularly check the schedules of a few venues nearby and I've gotten pretty excited about them... but there's a catch (maybe). NO ONE I know likes the same music as me. I like a lot of what's generally considered 'indie,' but despite being in college for some time now, I have literally never met anyone who professed to have similar interests. My roommates are into music like Bone Thugs and Shwayze and Ludacris, and all my friends are generally similar. There's nothing wrong with that, to each his own. It's just not my favorite thing. I tried to get some people interested in a show I wanted to see once, but they were less than enthused and I ultimately ditched it. I'm getting tired of listening to music on my headphones; when I first moved I played my music on the speakers a lot - much to the displeasure of my roommates - so I eventually just gave up.
So at the risk of sounding like a self-pitying wuss, what do I do? Should I go to these shows alone, could that be fun, is that possible, or would that be the most pathetic thing in the world? Am I loser, or maybe, do I need to find new and better friends? Maybe some who like good music? I feel like my interest in music has been put in this tiny, compartmentalized part of my life, and I've always felt that it was more important than that. I used to talk about music all the time, to anyone who would listen, even though no one I knew really cared about music much at all. Now, I just don't see the point. The blank stares and indifferent responses got to me I guess.
So does anyone have any advice? Even if that advice is "Stop crying, go outside and meet people you loser," I'll try to take it to heart.
