there was no one song... just a gradual exploration. my parents mostly listened to folk music on npr, but their copy of sgt. pepper got a lot of play from me as a kid. i remember checking boy out of the library repeatedly before i realized i could dub a copy to cassette. the first album i actually spent money on was




like the day after seeing the movie.

I can't remember what band or song got me "into" rock music. I've always liked crunchy guitar riffs, so I guess my interest has always been there.

Though I can tell you Cowboy Bebop got me into jazz, so I can understand where summer's coming from...

Yes! Cowboy Bebop is also what set me off on "Hmm maybe jazz is something I should look into." Of course, so far I haven't found much I truly love besides Charles Mingus and John Coltrane, but hey, at least it got me something, haha.

i think what first got me into rock was sneaking into my older brother's room when i was ten, seeing the cover of Ride the Lightning and deciding that i should definitely be into heavy metal.

thankfully, the music wasn't half bad either.