“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” -Plato

On my first date with a guy he handed me his old white fifth generation ipod in the car and said, “you pick the music”. I was already nervous enough, now this guy was asking me to choose the music on our way to lunch. I sat there with the ipod in my clamy palms and scrolled through “Artists”. There was some Red hot chili peppers, Pepper, nine inch nails, blink 182, spoon… a relatively impressive selection.

At the time I was just starting to go out in high school and my friends and I had watched a dreadful Rebelution concert (sorry not sorry). I couldn’t remember if this guy had been at the show but I noticed a lot of my friends had a great time, so I scrolled to “Rebelution” and played, “Safe and sound”. As soon as the song came on I turned to my date with hope that he would be nodding approvingly. Luckily he immediately made the same awful face I had made when actually seeing Rebelution in concert and demanded that I changed it. I’m sure I turned bright red and quickly explained myself. I rush-scrolled to Blink-182, one of my favorite bands and played, “First Date” cause I though I was real cute and clever. He loved it and over time we realized our music compatability was more than on point.

So what is it really saying about you if you actually enjoy Rebelution?

Take a PlayBuzz personality quiz for what type of “music” your personality most aligns with and I can almost guarantee you will end up in one of these categories: Punk, Rap/Hip hop, Rock, or Pop. Now most of these quizzes are completely biased, they give you questions like:

What clique would you say you were in, in high school?

a. the punks

b. the goths/metalheads

c. wiggers/gangsters

d. Populars

e. marching band

f. rednecks/cowboys

g. I was in my own clique…

h. those kids who would breakdance, and freestyle rap…

Like are these guys serious? To me music is experience, and a lot of your music taste comes from the experiences you’ve had and endured. Personality does come in to play however, like if you’re someone who’s always tried to “fit in” you’re probably a big fan of itunes top100. So where does music compatibility come in to play when it comes to human interaction? Music is art. If you go to any museum I guarantee there are just as many people raving about that piece of rock in the corner as they are the Picasso on display. Why? Because art is open to interpretation. There is no difference in human beings. We all see one another in different light depending on our expiriences, our own biases, even the way we were raised.

Music taste, to most, is a minor attribute of someone. You aren’t going to stop hanging out with your best friend because she loves Miley. You’re probably not going to stop dating a guy because he loves Tyga. But when you do find someone who meshes with you musically, it really is life changing. Scream singing you’re favorite Chili peppers song is a bonding moment which you don’t come across every day. So if you make this connection, cherish it. We connect with all different beings for so many different reasons. I personally use music as a relatively big judgment call, not all chicks do. In my personal experience if you’re getting in the car with that douche from the gym who wears affliction on the daily and he’s blasting some awful rap, that’s your fault. People will surprise you sometimes, but in my opinion, you are what you listen to.