Reading the Word demographic prompted me to think about my history of listening to music, and made me wonder how many Word readers have always been rock fans?
Am I only the reader who has gone through a phase when they have lost interest? In my case it lasted for several years, beginning about the time I came out of Uni in 81 and the scene seemed to be overrun by electropop, northerners singing about miserable they were, and new romantics. I couldn't stand any of it, still can't, and found myself listening to more and more jazz. Only stayed loyal to a couple of old favourites, notably Elvis Costello, Ry Cooder and Steely Dan.
Over the next few years my taste expanded to classical music, movie soundtracks, and even musicals. Most of what happened in the 80s and early 90s passed me by. Only began to get interested again around the time of Britpop. Since then I've been listening to rock again - although I find I'm just as likely to be impressed by old rockers like Springsteen, John Fogerty and Nick Cave, as any indie bands - and picked up on plenty of country and western, folk, African and Spanish music. And still like some jazz and classical.
I reckon everyone's tastes change as they get older, but are there many who just get fed up with a style of music then come back to it years later and find they can enjoy it again?