I’m Mad at all my Old Boyfriends

New Order

Bauhaus

Skinny Puppy

O.M.D.

Wagner

The Smiths

The Cure

The Specials

The English Beat

Iron Maiden

Public Image Limited

Suicidal Tendencies

Harry Connick Jr.

Echo and the Bunnymen

Guns ‘n’ Roses

Quiet Riot

Prince

The Rose Chronicles

Black Sabbath

Blue Rodeo

The Offspring

All artists that were introduced to me by old boyfriends.

Sioxie and the Banshees

Duran Duran

Nic Cage

Charlie Sexton

INXS

The Sundays

Cocteau Twins

Sonic Youth
Dido
Poe

All artists that I discovered through girlfriends or on my own.

I’m just mad because there is so much good music out there and I was spending so much time trying to impress boys by listening to what they were listening to that I missed out on some awesome stuff.

Nic Cage. I always knew about him, but never really listened to his stuff until recently and I feel like I’ve missed out on years and years of good music that I could have been enjoying all on my own. A lot of the times when I hear music from the old boyfriend list, I think of that person and it bugs me.

Don't get me wrong, most of the music from the boyfriend list is really good and I probably would have listened to it anyway. I also have a really eclectic range of tastes, because a lot of different types of people influenced my likes in music. I’m not sure I would have been open to some of the things I’ve listened to in the past if it hadn’t been for a boy, but is my life any better or worse because of it?

I just wish I could have discovered these things on my own instead of learning about them just to impress some stupid boy.