Can you grow out of metal music?
Music thats been produced in early 70's are considered classics, that's 30 years ago! And that music still rock hard and gives a lot of energy.Music produced in the 80's are.. Let me put this straight.. "The music is pure fucking magic".Most of the magic happend in the 80's and I personally still affected by it.I myself listen to thrash metal and since I was 17 till now I'm still grown into it more day after day.There is no day passes by without playing a song by maiden or Exodus or metal church or destruction for example.At the end Metal is an attitude, it defines itself and after 30 years you play a song by sabbath and there it is your room gets hit by a tornado.This doesn't happen these days, the artists releases the album in few weeks its gone poof forgotten.You cant forget beyond the realms of death for exampleYou cant forget Killers, Whiplash, peace sells and etcUp the irons \m/
How old were you when you started a business?
I was 28 when I started Sticker Mule. My cofounder was 68 and it was his first business too. Initially, I argued against starting the company because I didn't think we had enough experience. Neither of us had development, design or Internet marketing experience. All of which I thought were prerequisites. My cofounder, who had never used a computer, insisted we start something one day after I showed him the Internet for the first time. He felt we were already a few years late.We launched 4 months from the day we spoke about starting a company and it's gone well. We both had operations backgrounds which aren't common among entrepreneurs. I actually never wanted to be an entrepreneur. I wanted to be great at management. Building a company happened to be the easiest way to test my ideas and abilities.My cofounder was already an exceptionally talented manager. Likely a top 1 percenter. Unfortunately, management / operations skills are often neglected by most startup founders who tend to mostly be about their idea and, of course, getting funding. I think that explains why most startups fail. Entrepreneurs often think it's about the idea, but it's about the execution. And, even those that realize execution matters don't necessarily know how to execute.If you want to build a company that lasts it helps to care about developing effective management skills. On the strength of our management ability, we built a reasonably successful Internet business without any entrepreneurial, Internet marketing, web design or software development experience on our 1st try. There was a lot of luck involved, but I think you'd see fewer failed startups if more founders had a greater appreciation for managing effectively.
Is metal a phase?
In some ways, yes, in some, no. If you're just starting to listen to metal and you're a teen, you could stay committed, learn to play an instruments, and join a decent band. But the same thing happened to my brother. He started listening to music like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Beatles, Stones, ect...and got very interested. Then forwarded and started listening to varieties of metal. He knew which ones were popular and which ones to criticize. If he liked an artist well enough, he would have every album by them and listen to them all. All he ever did was music at the age of 12. At 12, he also picked up an instrument. It was an old Fender Squier he found on someones driveway during garbage night. He played that thing non-stop without an amp or a tuner. Then, my parents realized what he was really into it and bought him a few things to go along with it. (little amp, strap, tuner, a pedal or 2) and he was literally taking after Eddie Van Halen. By 14 he could play every Cream song. But then he started realizing. He was like "Its so hard to make a career and get famous off of playing metal anymore. I barely have anyone to talk to about music, and I doubt i'll ever find someone that likes the exact same stuff I do thats my age. And all I do is criticize everything that isn't metal." Now, he doesn't even play guitar. He listens to a variety of music, but doesn't listen to metal anymore. But I never understood why he couldn't listen to metal and think of a different future? You see, metal can be a "phase", I guess its just the person and how committed they are.
How old were you when you got your first BB gun or .22 rifle and what state/city were you living in at the time?
I grew up in northwestern Pennsylvania, in the country surrounding a small, steel town. I was never given a BB gun or a .22 rifle as my own when I was a child . When I was a kid, we had both at the house, I believe the BB gun (which was also a pellet gun) was my stepfathers. The .22 was my mom’s.My stepsister, who was two months older than me, and I started shooting the BB gun probably around third grade, which would be eight or nine years old, I guess.We’d shoot pop cans off the picnic table in the backyard.Once we were sufficient, we move on to the .22 and we started shooting at birds on the telephone line (yes, I know this is not necessarily legal, but at that point in time, nobody seemed to give a shit) and paint cans hanging from tree limbs.Once they thought we were safe there, we were given the .222 and sent out to pasture to shoot groundhogs. And, man, did we shoot some groundhogs. When we’d go to camp, instead of groundhogs, it was porcupines in our sights.Sometimes the folks would pay as a buck a piece, sometimes they wouldn’t.It was that same .222 that I started deer hunting with when I was 12.I didn’t own “my own” firearm until my 22nd birthday, when I received a Ruger .223 from my mom and her at-the-time boyfriend. It’s the rifle I still hunt with today.She’s a great gun. Shoots straight and smooth. Next to no recoil. It’s what I’m teaching my girls to shoot, and my son, once he’s old enough (He’s seven and got his first BB gun last year for Christmas from his Papa).But as far as a .22, my first one didn’t come until I was probably around 34, when my mother won a nice Henry .22 and gave it to me for my children. This past spring, when my father died, I inherited his collection of .22s, which included more Henrys, one purchased for my children as well, a couple carbines, and a few rifles from his childhood.Thanks for the A2A Nathan WilliamIf you’re interested in the history of .22 ammo, check out this guide: History of .22 Long Rifle (LR) Ammo.
I hate metalheads now?
You were never a metalhead to begin with you fukn poseur.
Have you grown out of your Metal music phase?
More or less yes. Most girls do when they grow up although men seem to cling onto it a bit longer.
Metalheads did you always like metal?
HAHAHAHAHA *triumphant smile* I KNEW Pop was getting sooo sh*tty people are gona get bored and veer to the Metal direction!!! You're one great example. What a transformation holy sh*t!! Yes, I always liked Metal since I can remember listening to music. I grew on hard rock classic acts like Deep Purple and some of heavy sh*t. Then I listened to some Metallica, Dio and Iron Maiden and became a full fledged Metal fan after listening to Power Metal. ( Began to see people writing stuff like "there's good music today you have to search for it". Heard Sonata Arctica. Continued listening to 200 Power metal bands via Youtube and built up my way towards the heavy sh*t in a dramatic pace). However I wasn't able to stomach Death/ Black metal for quiet some time. It took me around a month, a pretty short time considering most people don't overcome this barrier AT ALL. Probably cuz I'm very eclectic in my tastes. Now, I listen to everything I can lay my hands on. Congrats for joining the brotherhood!!! .... Nah I kid, to the metal fandom. What bands do you listen to?
When did you grow out of rock music?
8. rock may be childish, but not as childish as metal
Why is metal music just a phase for many teenagers?
A2AI know not of what you speak, once a metalhead always a metalhead.I can only speak to my experience as a teen in the 80’s and my metalhead friends of 30+ years, both in the States and Europe.We grew up, went to college, started careers as engineers, mechanics, authors, roadies, truck drivers, reptile shop owners, secretaries….We got married, had kids, bought homes and cars and some of us put on the yuppi costume for a paycheck. But at home we still blast the metal, bang our heads, wear our leather and bare our tattoos.My guest bedroom closet is filled with about 100 (give or take) unique Iron Maiden shirts collected since 1980. My office is a metal refuge with walls covered in an assortment of things that tell my metal life story.Necessity to make a living and responsibilities to the little humans we’ve made forces us to don costumes so those that look our way don’t see who we really are in our daily toils. But, they’re just costumes.Not a single metalhead I have ever known in my 48 years ceased to be a metalhead. Our children are metalheads as well as our grandchildren. We enjoy, collectively, the entire spectrum of music this world offers. But, we are still metal to our core.Now, for those that grow out of metal, it is my opinion that they never were in metal. They may have liked metal in passing, like one might enjoy a catchy radio tune soon forgotten. They may have used it as a fashion statement or to fit in with the one crowd they may not have known is the most accepting without the requirement of conformity. Actually, that’s the greatest sin- to be a poser.So, that’s my take. Metal is not a phase.Up the Irons!