#in all fairness tmbg did say ''we just have less songs about death and a lot more songs about going to sleep''.

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I sincerely wish I could appreciate discovering tmbg through their children's albums, because I want to experience the emotional journey of having grown up on these pleasant experimental songs about how science is cool and, hey, people who might seem a little different have Much more in common than you think 😉 and delving into their back catalogue to find a sizeable amount of their music is about existential horror and divorce

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all of the music asks!!! :D

1: favorite band.

Type O Negative, They Might Be Giants,Headwound and Dethklok

2: favorite singer.

Peter Steele, Bruce Dickinson

3: favorite guitarist

Brendon Small and Olgafrom The Toy Dolls

4: favorite bassist.

Les Claypool.

5: favorite drummer.

My cousin, Sam Solomon! haha

6: a musician you havea crush on.

I don’t really get crushes oncelebrities in general, I just like their work. I guess the closest thing to amusician crush I have is Héloïse Letissier. It kinda threw me for aloop, too, because I don’t usually feel like that. But I saw Christine and theQueens perform on Jimmy Fallon, and was fucking mesmerized. Wow.

7: bands or musiciansyou've seen live.

Oh geez, if I listed them all, we’d behere all day! The best shows I have seen though are The Adicts and                 Hub City Stompers. I have seeneach of them multiple times and they are just amazing every time. I also feellucky that I got to see The Ramones live, and Dropkick Murphys at a legion hallshow back in the 90s.

8: your favorite songwhen you were 12.

I think it was probably something like“Love Hurts” by Nazareth or “Down Under” by Men At Work. XD I forget ifI had discovered Metallica yet at that age.

9: yourfavorite song when you were 15.

“Ride The Lightning” by Metallica.

10: your favorite songwhen you were 18.

Hmm, Quite possibly “UnsuccessfullyCoping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity” by Type O. Undoubtedly somethingby Type O.

11: your favorite songnow.

“She’s an Angel” by They Might Be Giants

12: a song that sayssomething about your love life.

“In Spite of Ourselves” by John Prineand Iris Dement.  That was actually mywedding song, and so     fitting.

13: a song you listento when you're sad.

Ones that I know will make me cry andpurge the emotions out. It varies.

14: a song that makesyou dance.

All of them.

15: a powerful song.

“Wind of Change” by the Scorpions.

16: a musician you'dlike to meet.

Jack Black. He seems like a lot of fun.

17: a song that is acollaboration of 2 or more artists you love.

“Hunger Strike” by Temple of the Dog.

18: favoritelive dvd.

I had it on VHS ages ago, but “Cliff ‘EmAll” from Metallica was one of my faves.

19: oldest band /musician you listen to.

Edith Piaf

20: favorite classicalcomposer.

J.S. Bach. His stuff tends to soundspooky and magical.

21. a band/musician your friend(s) like(s), butyou hate.

Well, my friend Dawn used to like Dave Matthews Band, and theyare fucking AWFUL!!!!

22: a band/musicianthat someone/something made you hate.

Beck, absolutely! In 1994 I discoveredhis music, like three things came out seemingly at the same time, and all weredifferent and awesome! My favorite albums were Mellow Gold and One Foot in theGrave. I loved them so much. Then he didn’t make anything for a couple years,and then…Odelay. That album was such a disappointing turd. And it was his mostpopular one, and everyone loved it! What the fuck?! And as the audience ams afickles mistress, I stopped liking him all together. The shittiness of Odelayerased any awesomeness of his previous stuff. I can’t even listen to him nowwithout bitching about Odelay sucking!

23: the musician youfind the nicest.

Pete Dee from the Adicts was super nice.I went to a couple of their shows, and both times, I had a conversation withhim, and then I bought some merch, including a poster, and he took it aroundand got all the other band memebers to autograph it for me! He did the samewith a postcard at a different show. And he personally answered an email Isent!

24: the musician youfind the most attractive looking.

I dunno. Fenriz and HéloïseLetissier, I guess.

25: favoritealbum(s).

Bloody Kisses-Type O Negative, Ride the Lightning-Metallica,They Might be Giants-They Might Be Giants, Pretty Hate Machine-Nine Inch Nails.Dethalbum I- Dethklok, Doomstar Requiem.

26: favorite song whichlasts more than 10 minutes.

Once again, “Unsuccessfully Coping…” byType O Negative!  

27: a song that alwaysmakes you cry.

There are a lot that do that. But thefunniest one I discovered recently was “Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom” by Vengaboys.It is tied to nostalgia, so when I hear it, it brings me back to an amazingtime in my life, and I get all weepy.

28: a song that feelslike it's made about you / for you.

“I Am A Rock” by Simon and Garfunkel.Maybe also “The Story” by Brandi Carlile

29: a song ofone of your favorite bands/musicians that you'd show to someone to introducethe band/musician to them.

“She’s an Angel” or “Birdhouse in YourSoul” by They Might Be Giants.

30: a band/musician youloved, but now can't stand.

The Eagles. As a kid they were one of myfavorites, but all the classic rock radio stations around these days beat themto death.

31: a band/musician youused to hate, but now love.

Jethro Tull

32: aband/musician who made you listen to the kind of music you like most. (firstone of the kind that you heard)

Metallica

33: do you and yourpartner(s) / best friend(s) share music tastes?

My partner and I share the same basicmusic tastes.

34: a band / musicianthat both you and your parent(s) like.

Neil Diamond

35: a band / musicianthat made you meet someone you have loved.

Well, Dethklok’s existence is what mademe start talking to and become friends with @tokaroonie and @skysyren, so Iguess that counts.

36: song(s) that wouldbe theme songs for your life or parts of it.

“I Am A Rock” by Simon and Garfunkel. “Fade to Black” byMetallica. “Top of the World” by the Carpenters. Different songs for differentparts.

37: a band / musicianyou'd like to see live, but it's never going to be possible.

Type O Negative. Pete Steele died beforeI could.

38: the favorite musiccd / dvd(s) you own.

Doomstar Requiem (cd), and They Might BeGiants “Venue Songs” (dvd)

39: an album you wantto own.

The Doomstar record. One day I’ll treatmyself.

40: do you own anyvinyls?

Yes, I do! I have some TMBG ones, one from Da Yoopers and an Oi!Scouts one. I had more but I really don’t know where the heck they went. I movetoo much and everything ends up lost.

41: a concert you couldhave attended and wanted to attend, but something made you not go. (e.g. healthissues, work)

Doomstar performed live. I just couldn’tafford it or coordinate getting there. What a shame.

42: amusician you wish hadn't died.

Pete Steele, so then I could see Type ONegative!

43: a band / musicianwhose works helped you last through the day.

Dethklok. Maybe not so much their works,but I think about them a lot when I am bored at work. XD

44: a songyou love to listen to when it snows.

If I am driving in this snow, I likelistening to relaxing music to hopefully make it less stressful.

45: a song you love to listen to when it rains.

Nothing specific, really. Just somethingfun.

46: a song that makesyou smile.

“Lean on Me.” It reminds me of a talentshow my sister’s class had back in elementary school. These three girls sangit, and they wore shirts that said “the LOM girls.” And at the end they did asomersault and put their arms up and shouted “Lean on me” and posed. It was sofunny!

47: a musician thatshares similarities with you. (can be looks or personality or tastes)

Well, I’m kinda thin with long blonde hair and fair skin. LikeMathias “Vreth” Lillmåns from Finntroll. XD His birthday is also a day aftermine, (but I am a year older!) So we’re both Virgos, as well.

48: favorite song from a movie or favorite anime opening.

Well, it is an anime ending, but Ireally love one ending of Inuyasha, “Fukai Mori” by Do As Infinity.

49: sure there is alanguage you don’t listen to music in, but you have this one song or band / musicianthat you like anyway. What’s that?

I have a lot of those, includingKorpiklaani, Finntroll, Peter Schilling, and Edith Piaf.

50: the newest /youngest of the bands you like.

I think Korpiklaani and Hub CityStompers are the newest.

51: your ringtone.

Three’s Company theme song!

52: your phone alarm.

A rooster crowing

53: a guilty pleasuresong.

“Girls Chase Boys” by Ingrid Michaelson.

54: a guilty pleasureband / musician.

Enya! I love singing along.

55: yourfavorite song in your mother language.

“She’s an Angel” by They Might Be Giants.

56: a song you listenedto for laughs, but then actually loved it.

“I Don’t Want Your Freedom” by Wham!

57: your favoritepicture of one of your favorite bands.

Silly Type O.

58: the songthat is currently playing. if you're not listening to any, the last song youlistened to.

Dancin’ in the Street by David Bowie andMick Jagger. It was just on the radio in the car on my way home from work. Andby the way, the video for that song is one of the gayest things I have everseen in my whole life!

59: a song that youjust can't stop humming / singing.

‘Let’s all go to the lobby, let’s all go to the lobby…’ I don’tknow why, but that has been running through my head all day.

60: yourfavorite love song.

“Lovin’ in my Baby’s Eyes” by Taj Mahal.That’s actually what I wanted as my wedding song, because when I first startedhanging around with my now husband, he played it and danced with me to it inhis mother’s basement. I thought it was romantic, but he said no. haha. Plus,the one we decided on is way more fitting anyway.