Losing interest in music?

Question

Up until recently I've really loved heavy metal. I loved the energy and the anger and everything to do with it. It sort of became a part of me.

Now I'm feeling disconnected from the passion in the music I listen to. After all the **** this genre has brought me through I no longer feel anything when I hear it. 

As a result I've sort of lost my identity. I think that metal is different from a lot of genres in that when you're really into it, it becomes almost like a lifestyle. Several months ago if I had to describe myself I would say " I'm ------- and I love metal". I can't say that anymore. Which leaves me to the question "who am I"?

So basically these are my questions:
1. How could I suddenly lose interest in music like that? One day it was the thing that kept me alive and the next, it was nothing.

2. What do i do now? I've pretty much let the music i listen to define me. Now without that music i don't know who I am.

3. Is it possible that this is just a phase? Or should I think about moving on?

Answer 1

Get A Mirror & Listen To Some Paramore Or Cold Play

Answer 2

01. This is not unusual. It may happen many times during your lifetime as you mature & move on to other genres of music that more accurately reflect your current place in time.



02. It doesn't mean that you will necessarily abandon Metal altogether. You may very well revisit it at a later date again.



03. Allow your new awareness of other musical genres to evolve. They may be very different from what you are used to, but you are drawn to them because they are tracking & energizing you on your current path.



04. Another possibility is that you do not care for the current trend of music. You may be out-of-sync, or have out-grown current musical trends. They may just become great memories of developmental stages in your life.



05. Sometimes, events may occur, or new people may enter our lives, that/who may open the door to new genres of music we may not have entertained visiting before. University life is a place where this frequently happens. Musical events are always happening on & off campus. During the course of activities with new social acquaintances, you suddenly find that you like unfamiliar music you hadn't given much attention to in the past. Love can trigger strange mesmerization with even music we generally disdain.



Good Luck & Best Of Wishes.

Answer 3

It's a phase. I too lost interest in metal between 92-95, and then I came back home. There's plenty of styles of metal out there, maybe you need to experiment with the different forms.

Answer 4

Try listening to other genres of music. You might connect with one

Answer 5

Sruti and Layam are the generator of music

Follow the rhythm. Try for it keeps your memory tuned.

Noise is also a sound.

Admire for there is attractive and good aspect in everything