If you've ever read anything I've written you know that music is an extremely important part of my life. Music is something that has changed the way I look at life and art.

For a long time, I was afraid to talk about music. My music taste is all over the place and a little obscure at times. I'd go from listening to old school rock, indie pop, to goth rap.

I grew up with people telling me that my music taste was bad and that nobody else liked that same songs or artists that I did. It was an insecurity of mine for a long time. It doesn't sound like a big deal but I loved music more than anything and it was something I was so afraid to talk about.

I felt like if I were to talk about it with anyone they'd think I was weird. It wasn't until I came to college that I ever felt comfortable talking about music.

I was at a friends party when I met some guys who were talking about music. I went up to them and started talking about the genres and artists I liked and they were actually impressed.

After that we became friends and our friendship developed more and more because of our music interests. It was the coolest thing to me, to meet people who actually thought my music taste wasn't horrible.

As time went on and the more I hung out with these friends I realized something about music that never clicked before. There is no "good" or "bad" music.

There is simply just music. It's art, and art is completely subjective. It's just like visual art, something could mean absolutely nothing to one person, but could be a masterpiece to the person next to them.

Someone's music taste has a lot to say about them as a person. I think it's one of the most interesting things about someone. I slowly stopped judging music myself as a whole, and instead took every opportunity I could to listen to other people's music taste.

It has been eye-opening for me. I may not love all music but I'm interested in it all. It all means something or expresses some kind of feeling. It's truly fascinating.

So we should stop judging other people for what they listen to and start taking an interest in it. Give it a chance and keep an open mind. Even if you don't fall in love with it, you'll learn a lot about that person, and I think that's the coolest thing ever.