Which friend or acquaintance most influenced your taste in music?
Submitted by Rev Stan.
Mom (blues, soul) & Dad (blues, rock 'n' roll, '50s pop). Hannah (indie, girl groups, Northern Soul). Leon (indie, wiggy shit). Guy (more wiggy shit, noise, Plunderphonics). Janet (Jamaican music). Keith & Jonnie (yet more wiggy shit, Arthur Russell, post-punk, lots more). Stephen Pastel (has recommended countless records of all genres over the years).
And, even though it's neither a friend nor an acquaintance, I'm grateful to The Chart Show on Channel 4 for screening the video for Sign 'o' the Times by Prince sometime in 1987. Hearing that song is the reason why I've been to thousands of gigs, and the reason why my flat is drowning in vinyl and CDs.
