I feel like I have a lot of interests. Some might even describe me as a “renaissance” individual – one who is curious about many things and dabbles in a variety of activities. I don’t see anything wrong with that label, but there would be some who challenge the notion that because of it I can’t focus or become very well versed about a few particular subjects. I get that, but I think everyone gets to choose how they spend their free time, as long as it doesn’t hurt themselves or others.
However, there are some interests that I would say I am at “expert” level. One of those is going to concerts.
Attending concerts is something I have been doing since sometime in high school. I go to enough of them that I have kept a list of concerts I have seen, and the list is pretty long. I probably haven’t even done that great of a job keeping track, but if you look at my list, I have seen almost 80 different groups or performers. Of those, some of them I have seen multiple times. This spring alone I have already been to four events, and a few more are planned in the near future. I don’t know if obsessed is the right word, but it is definitely a place where a lot of my money goes.
What is it about me and live music/performance? I don’t know. Perhaps it is one of the few ways that I actually do a good job of living in the moment. Perhaps it is a way to get out and see others and the world and get out of my own head. There are probably many reasons for my interest in attending concerts. So, assuming no big changes, I look for my list to keep on expanding.