Well, as a 11yo I got my first radio and began listning to it on the bus to school.
A song which has stuck with me from those days was Sugar Baby Love - The Rubettes.
My First single at 15yo was The Rocky theme - Sad huh? I saw the movie 15 times.
My First LP Record was Leo Sayer - Endless Flight. Still love Leo and that album.
Second Album was ELO - A New Word Record.
ThenI began working in a record store after school and I loved that job coz all the girls would come and hang out after school as well, Cliff the boss left it up to me and the girls to play whatever we liked which piped through the store and onto the street. (attracting other teen spenders)
We played a lot of Aussie music back them, AC/DC , Skyhooks , Sherbet and songs by The Sweet/ Stones, Meatloaf etc.
Then my real taste in music evolved.
Sometime later I was introduced to that evil weed.
My Music taste improved for the better.
Evolving from that point, Pink floyd, Osibisa, Mike Oldfield, ELP, Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath, Patti Smith, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Tim Buckley (jeffs dad) Bruce Springsteen, Talking Heads, The Animals etc etc.
I enjoyed many years of great music in my teens 78 - 85 but always prefering old school 70's rock and Punk.
IN 1992 I landed a role in an Entertainment Promotions Co. Eventually rising to manager, I promoted Nighclubs and Bands in our city, leading a bohemian life my work was mainly between 9pm and 9am. I had hair down to my butt and wore leather jeans.
I was involved in the establishment of The Hard Rock Cafe in Australia.
This all somewhat changed my taste and during that time (and still today) favour many alternative and underground bands , non-mainstream.
In 1982 I began to learn to play guitar, played in a couple of bands and still play non commercially today. I have written several songs - none in any charts.
I hate cover bands.
I believe any band should write their own music even during their growth stage and many great Aussie bands today started like this.
I spent 4 years as a promotions Manager for a radio station and although I was once again living in a world of mainstream music, I still kept an eye on the local australian band circuit.
Now after other jobs in unrelated positions I still listen to alternative radio and play my guitar with friends.
These days you will still find me listening to Pink Floyd, BIG fan of Patti Smith (see my wall), Iggy Pop, Talking Heads, David Byrne, Brian Eno.. far far too many to mention.
I have discovered all kinds of new music and like bands such as the Cocteau twins, Jack White, Theivery Corporation, far to many to list.
My MP3 library totals approx 1TB of music with more than 90,000 songs. Including Classical Music, POP, Rock, Dance, Techo, ambient, Fusion, Hip Hop, Underground, Alternative, and even some Metal.
\m/ rock on party dudes!