Matthew’s Lists

Hi. I’m Matthew.

I love listening to music.

Well, good music. And by “good” I mean “stuff that I’ve always listened to because most of what’s coming out today is stupid crap”.
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I love sharing music.

Making a good mixtape for someone is fun to me. Well, I guess they’re called “playlists” now. A bit easier to deal with than pausing recording on the cassette deck and trying to guess if that one last song will fit on the first side and you think it will so you resume recording but it doesn’t fit and you have to rewind and record silence over what you just recorded.
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I love singing music.

As a teen I sang in our chamber ensemble and did stage musicals, and as an adult I did a few more musicals and I sang with the local gay men’s chorus for several years. I even ended up being on their board of directors, and running their social media for a time. These days my singing is pretty much limited to when I’m in the shower or the car.
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I love music that makes you feel something.

From scared to loved to amazed to awestruck to angry. If it’s elevator music worthy, I’ll pass on it thank you very much (unless your name is Wilson Phillips and you’re singing “Hold On” in which case I’ll join you and sing the harmony parts loudly so people know I’m singing the harmony part and not the melody parts).
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I’m a bit of a music snob.

I’m OK with that.