Do you remember the first time you really clicked with music? I remember being on a family vacation at 9 or 10, getting some sort of random Beatles “Hits” cassette tape at whatever gas station, and playing it nonstop in my off-brand Walkman. That was the first time I really felt music in my bones, and to this day few things are as exciting as finding a new song to love.
My friend’s dad let us use his Walkman. We listened to GWAR’s Ragnarok. I was probably 9. I was hooked on heavy music from that point.