Music and Family

For this blog assignment, I’ve decided to interview my father. My father was born in 1974, so he is two generations older than me. Before interviewing him, I assumed that a lot of his music tastes are similar to mine because I recall hearing it from when I was younger all the way up to now. 

“What role did music play during your childhood?”

“It was kind of like a hobby, I liked listening to different types of music. It just put me in a good mood.”

“Who was your favorite artist when you were a kid?”

“Micheal Jackson. One of my first audio cassettes was Micheal Jackson’s “Thriller.”

“What was your favorite genre/style of music when you were a kid?”

“I think it would be R&B. But like I said, I liked all kinds of music. I listened to pop, R&B, rap, rock.”

“What kind of music did you dislike as a kid?”

“Opera. I guess because I didn’t understand it.”

“What kind of music did your parents listen to? Did you like it?”

“They listened to old R&B. My dad listened to Motown and my mom listened to Stevie Wonder.”

“What kind of music did you listen to as a teenager?”

“It was pretty much the same as when I was a kid. I guess I listened to rap a little bit more.”

“Do you listen to the same kind of music now that you did when you were younger?”

“Yes. I do it pretty often. I actually try to remember the music I listened to when I was younger and find it. One of my hobbies is making playlists.”

“What do you think of today's popular music?”

“There is some good, but it’s a whole lot of just.. I guess the best way for me to describe it is that some of it all sounds the same. There’s not really an original sound. Well, for popular music there’s not really an original sound, it all sounds about the same.” 

“Are there any artists that you wish were still alive?”

“Prince. He was a very talented artist.”

“Who would you say your favorite artist from this decade is? And what do you like about them?”

“I think I would say Kendrick Lamar because he is a very creative artist and he doesn’t stay in the same sound, and he has a message.”

I found this interview to be very insightful because I didn’t really know these things about my dad. I am glad I know them now.