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Meriadoc  ·  3544 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What's the first song you were "in to" as a kid that wasn't a "kids song?"

Everclear - Everything to Everyone

This whole album, actually. It hit... extremely close to home for me as a kid, to the point that I can identify with every song in some deep way at multiple points in my life. My father was an abusive alcoholic, so I felt I didn't have a father, or fantasized about not having one and having the privilege of wondering if I'd be better off with one. The poverty he sang about made me feel less alienated in the hyper-rich area I lived in, and one of the loves of my life, jackdanielswife, is my Amphetamine. I can tell you a story about my life for every song on that album.

And I actually did just that, to Art. I saw him at a solo concert and we had a chance to sit down and talk. He was ever more welcoming and understanding and wise than my already high expectations I set. It was one of the most cathartic experiences of my life. I still can't believe with everyone else around us and all he had going on, he took the time to chat with a kid that idolizes him.