Published on 12, July, 2020
Is it an autistic thing to have a hugely varied taste in music, or do our tastes just diversify more as we get older? My own taste in music is very varied from heavy metal through 80's and 90's music to Trance music. For me it's not so much about the genre of the music but whether or not I like a particular song or the music to that song. Personally I like quite upbeat songs as opposed to the slower tracks, regardless of what type of music it is. What is other people's experience? What do you listen to? Do you tend to only listen to one category of music or do you prefer variety?
Yep, absolutely. For me it's about the sound, not so much the lyrics or culture or artist's story & background.
When I was at school everyone else seemed to love The Smiths but I found them depressing. Likewise my parent's peer group idolised Elvis and Johnny Cash & I got really quite angry about it inside - "Can't you see how depressing and dated this is? He's not a god!".
Many more thoughts in my reply to this thread......
https://community.autism.org.uk/f/adults-on-the-autistic-spectrum/15303/autism-and-music/108510#108510
So nowadays I listen mainly to Carly Rae Jepsen (on what Spotify calls "Heavy Rotation") and upbeat chart music from 2015 onwards.
I also don't care about what gender is "supposed" to listen to what - if it sounds good & makes me happier, that's enough for me.
Yes! I can't stand depressing music! I definitely prefer upbeat music. Thank you for the link, I'll take a look. It's definitely about how a song sounds to you rather than what other people think that you 'should' listen too!
When I listen to music I hear the beats, bass and rhythm more than actual lyrics. Majority of the time I need my wife to explain what the song is about. I used to make my own music using software on my PC years ago then copy it onto CD and listen to my own. It never had lyrics just electro music.