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January 20, 2006

If We're Really a Fan...

My beautiful friend Daisy posted an interesting journal entry. I very much agreed with her and her comments about how sometimes we like to be selfish with our music. How we find a band with music we really love and connect to and then it seems that everyone else likes them too and its a big trend. I find that I can also hate that at times. But I also have learned that sometimes, I am really happy for it all.

If we really love a band and their music, shouldn't we want everyone to know just how amazing they are?

I know my favorite band Coldplay is definitely in acquired taste around Quizilla, but the next band on my list seems to have spread like a disease.

I have been a fan of My Chemical Romance from the very beginning. I watched them grow to the enormous height of fame and popularity that that are at today. I can remember moments when I would hear someone singing 'I'm Not Okay' and just thinking, 'Is that the only song you know? You do know that they have another album, right?' and most people didn't. I was very selfish in not wanting other people who didn't seem music worthy to like them. But as everyone pretty much knows who they are now, I can't really feel that way.

But my attitude has recently changed. I was in the car with a friend of mine months ago and he as playing the House of Wax soundtrack which features, 'I Never Told you What I Do For A Living'. He said he liked the song but I was pretty upset by the comment at first. He knew nothing of the band. He just heard one song in a movie he liked. I was also upset that MCR would allow 'Helena' to actually be played in the movie. I couldn't understand why they would do that seeing as how it was one of the most important, if not the most important song on Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge because it was about Elena. But then, I realized that they were just trying to expose their music to people who may not have heard it. And also, as they are all fans of horror movies, how could they turn down an opportunity to put their song in one? And what better tribute could you do for someone you loved, then to feature a song about them in something like that?

I no longer want to be one of the only people to know of a good band. Some people get so upset when a band they like go on TRL. Such as the recent trip Avenged Sevenfold took there. Sure TRL sucks ass, but it exposed them. All these bands are trying to do is make good music and get it exposed to people. I would rather people like good music, then bad music. Sure a lot of people like these bands for the wrong reasons, but as they get older, it will either die away, or they'll learn why they really like it.

I'm so happy that MCR's 'To The End' has been remixed and is on the Underworld soundtrack. It only shows how big this band is getting and how hard they have worked and are finally being recognized. So I'm not going to be upset that they allowed their song to be played in a movie, or that they appeared on TRL. I want them to do well and I want them to take over the world.

As long as good music is getting out there to the people, and as long as these bands are getting these opportunities, I'm going to be happy.

But I'll admit that I can still get selfish. I'll always feel like I love them more and that no one can understand them like I do. But everyone is selfish, and we're allowed to be.

They are still going to take over the world.

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