Cool! My father-in-law played trumpet, guitar and clarinet when he was younger, but not to my knowledge piano; my parents were the pianists.
And yeah, I'm with you on listening to everything.
There is still so much good music coming out, all the time, but you have to go out there and look for it . . . all that makes it to the radio is the same old, same old. No imaginations and, evidently, no room for diversity.
Congrats on your book being published in October! I'm excited for you!!!
I have a couple in the works, but the main one will take several months yet, so likely next year some time. Wish me luck.
Wha? I actually find a lot of good new songs on the radio. All genres! Old stuff's good too. Then again, I may have eclectic tastes but that doesn't mean good tastes!
Good luck! Are you querying? Planning to self-publish?
I find some good stuff as well, but it's surrounded by sameness, which considering the massive diversity in music, is inexcusable. Then again, it's nothing new, and musicians have been bitching about it for over fifty years.
And I'm with you in having wide-ranging, very eclectic tastes. I've always tended to gravitate to artists no one has ever heard of, some of whom are outrageously amazing musicians, though I like some more mainstream artists as well.
As for my books, I will likely self-publish, having worked for a book publisher in the past, but I will bring in a professional editor first. And it's most likely to be a friend I met right here on Steemit! ;-)
;-) Great gif!