Me: "What is your favorite genre of music?"
Dad: "Hmm.. I'd have to say 90's"
Me: "What kind of 90's? 90's synth? 90's pop? 90's traditional folk?"
Dad: "I'd go with 90's pop. It really depended on what was playing on the radio."
Me: "What was one of your favorite songs on the radio at the time?"
Dad: "I really enjoyed Gwen Stefani's early band years in No Doubt with their hit 'Spiderweb'."
Me: "Ah! I see you have excellent taste!"
Dad: " I'm glad you like her music too."
Me: "On to the next question; Did you ever play an instrument?"
Dad: "I did play the acoustic guitar once."
Me: "How long/well did you play said instrument?"
Dad: "Ah, well... about a year I'd say, and not very well."
Me: "Aw that's fine. How about this question; what kind of music played around your house growing up?"
Dad: "Surprisingly not much, I would play songs in my bedroom but other than that it was mostly quiet."
Me: "Is there any instrument you wish you knew how to play?"
Dad: "I would have liked to learn either the piano or violin, however the digeridoo would have been interesting!"
Me: "That definitely is similar to my beginning interests in instruments too! On to the next question; what technology did you use to listen to music as a child and into college?"
Dad: "There were mostly radios around when I grew up, and around my teenage years cassettes became popular. Around college I would say CDs were most common."
Me: "Are cassette tapes really as crappy as we're told they were?"
Dad: "Absolutely. Between the rewinding and fast forwarding they were a handful. Especially when you had a favorite song. Oh, and when they malfunctioned you had to dig them out of your player and buy a new one."
Me: "Wow, that sounds terrible. I know I had a few growing up, but thank goodness they went out of style. Next question; did you have any piano in your house growing up?"
Dad: " No, but I did have an electric keyboard that I gave to you to play."
Me: "Aw I remember that! Well, thank you for taking some time out of your day for this, I really enjoyed talking to you!"
Dad: "My pleasure, and just so you know. Red Hot Chili Peppers and No Doubt are the best bands ever."
Me: "Haha, Ill make sure to write that down!"
Sydney your dad is so cool. The fact that he wanted to learn violin or piano really challenges gender roles. I agree that Red Hot Chili Peppers rocks. I love their song “Around the World.”
ReplyDeleteHi Sydney! I also like some 90's pop music. That is really cool that your dad likes Gwen Stefani- I like some of her music too.
ReplyDeleteHey Syd! I’d like to start off by saying I really enjoyed your blog but more specifically the questions that you asked your dad. I think that she went into good detail with the questions that you asked and I found it very interesting!
ReplyDeleteVery nice blog. Examples of songs throughout would've been handy. I felt like I was just reading a script with no music. Other than that, solid writing. Thanks for sharing your dad with me. He seems pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteHi Sydney! Wow, I never knew that cassettes were such a pain… I never personally listened or used one before but I’m kind of glad. I also think it’s sweet that your dad gave you an electric guitar for you to play. Great interview!
ReplyDeleteHi!! I find it funny how my mom actually seemed to enjoy cassette tapes. Maybe she was not the one who had to rewind the tapes each time haha!
ReplyDeleteHi! First of all your dad has great taste! I really like the interview you two had. I never knew cassettes were that complicated. Thank you for sharing this!
ReplyDeletegreat job. I found it interesting that you dads favorite music genre was form the 90's.
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