When I was in my teens, I really had nothing to do. Not that I was a loner - I was in a sports club and I had a pretty active social life. But the thing is - co

When I was in my teens, I really had nothing to do. Not that I was a loner - I was in a sports club and I had a pretty active social life. But the thing is - compared to having a job, the time I spent at school each day left me with so much more spare time than today [1], you gotta do something with that. And my knowledge of music was still pretty limited, so of course exploring new styles of music and new bands was exciting! Plus, everyone of my friends was doing the same, and at that age, doing what the peer group does was very important... [1] By which I mean, having a day job, commuting back and forth, oh, and having a family with little kids, which basically means zero spare time.