An actual headline on CNN, right now, reads: "Woman stabs partner to death after fight over Bruce Springsteen." In other words, that actually happened. TomZ and I have been debating which quote she gave police was better:
"I couldn't even play Bruce Springsteen on my stereo. Can you believe that? Can you believe that?"
-or-
"I mean, who doesn't like Bruce Springsteen? I am 49 years old and I want to play my own music."
Well, crap. I, for one, do not like Bruce Springsteen. I'd be more likely to stab someone for making me listen to him, than for stopping me from doing so, though honestly, I really don't think music should ever lead to drawn knives. I guess I'm... I don't know? Sane? [Though that photo I just posted with this does make me feel at least a little stabby... look at his beady eyes and gigantic mouth... he's clearly evil.]
It is later explained that alcohol was involved [I, for one, am shocked at this news], though the article fails to mention some of the other likely spectacular fights the couple has had over the years. Such as the famed "War Over Winger," the "Jon Spencer Blues Explosion... Explosion," and the disagreement over the best music to listen to on Sunday -- Black Sabbath or U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday" on repeat.
However, there may be something to this. As I said before, I'm not an advocate of stabbing people over music. If so, I'd be riddled with stab wounds, or dead, considering that a lot of the people I've lived with over the years have demanded, more than once, to know just what in the hell I am listening to. But... should couples who have strong opinions on what is good and bad music stay together? Can they stay together?
My current living situation drives me insane a lot of the time because the person I live with hates pretty much all emo and punk. Likewise, he listens to a lot of classic rock, and likes to break out rap once in a while, though I think that is to push me to the edge of my sanity for nothing more than shits and giggles. It's not a very good scene, since I feel like I can't listen to music at home when he's around or can hear it. And as you can imagine, music is pretty much one of the most important things in my life.
As such, I'm posing this question: do you think you could seriously date, live with, or marry someone who had entirely different musical tastes than you do? And if so, how would you deal with issues that came up over choosing the right music for an evening? As we've already learned, stabbing is a bad idea, because it makes the other person die and sends you to jail... so don't say you'd stab them, okay?
