The Evolution of my Taste in Music

As a kid, music carried little weight with me. It was merely a background noise in the car, or something that they put in movies. My parents were a part of this lack of interest; my mom only played the occasional Christian station in the car, and my dad only turned on the Beatles in long car car trips or the Christmas CD's around the holidays.
I felt this lack of interst throughout most of grade school; while my friends were developing interests in the mainstream bands I felt that I couldn't relate to music. This was characteristic with a lot of media for me, especially TV, (I didn't watch tv more than once a week until my junior year of high school).
When I got to high school however, it changed. I started to be more interested in things like boys and romance, a rather big topic in music. Thus, I started to listening to Maroon 5 cause of their easy beat and mushy lyrics. I branched a tad bit by listening to bands with similiar beats, but my taste was overall the same. One day, I stumbled upon The Killers and I was addicted, even though I had little idea what any of their lyrics were about. I was all about the sound that appealed to me, for reasons I didn't care to even analyze. As I got a little older (i.e. sophomore year of high school), the same kind of music suddenly seemed less appealing. I was more interested in examining life than listening to music, and my old favorite bands couldn't really contribute.
One day, my friend sent me lyrics to a band called The Spill Canvas. The lyrics made sense (unlike The Killers, unfortunately), and read like a poem. The lead singers voice is clear, so I could focus on the lyrics when I listened to them. I've been hooked ever since. They don't stop me from branching out though, I've listened to even more bands since I found them. Now when I go to listen to music, I keep a sharp ear for the lyrics, and it's surprising what you can find when you're looking for it.