Here I’ve put together ten songs, some of which I’ve always loved and have accompanied me my entire childhood (like Hotel California, the quintessential road trip song to me), or some new ones that remind me of particular people (like Home or M79), or some that I can relate to because they remind me of some life-changing experiences and periods I’ve had in my life (like Novacane or Violet Hill). In the end though, my music taste is very varied, and I can usually find something to enjoy, relate to, or at least understand and appreciate in almost any sort of music or subject or style. One thing I’ve noticed about myself in terms of music is that for me songs very often easily attach to certain people, places, or experiences, and I have a very associative memory and reaction to music. Sometimes, songs that I taste-wise should really have nothing against I can’t stand the sound of because of some unpleasant memory that I’ve associated it with, and sometimes songs that are really nothing special stick in my mind because they came along in a package with something really pleasant.

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