Carl Begai

I’m one of those know-it-all people that believes no matter what your favourite type of music might be, embracing other genres is a good thing rather than a sign of weakness. I figure the vast majority of people think the same way, even if many will never admit it for fear of being humiliated in front of or by their peers for liking something no one imagined they would. Everybody knows a Lord Tuffguy Doodness III; the bad-ass music cop who will scream about the glories of _____ metal to the ends of the earth and denounce anything other than his choice of noise as baby food for toothless wimps, yet he owns the entire Beatles catalogue, listens to Michael Jackson when he thinks nobody’s around, and would give his left testicle to see Christina Aguilera in concert. If only he wasn’t so bad-ass. Folks that hide this other side of their quite obviously healthy musical taste are doing themselves a disservice.

I was recently reminded of just how valuable and rewarding having an open musical mind can be.
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