The secret for me then was not just liking them, but portraying it in hyperbolic surreal proportions. While everyone else monotonally says I like this band or that one, the smile always lights up on my face when I can say Bon Jovi. I can always start singing and performing like a nut. People like it when you are nuts about something (or nuts in general ) even if they don't get it. When people ask why, I know enough of the state of music (where it has been and where it is) and the many states that Bon Jovi has taken that I can discuss it with people and always end on a high and screwy note. They, most often, can't do that with there music. That is another thing they become interested in.

Sometimes, people just don't want to listen to anything beyond their social status and why are you talking to those people anyway??? But if you're charismatic and funny about it, you will at least leave them with a good impression of ya and therefore, a more accepting tone to Bon Jovi as well.

It's always fun now. It helped me get hired at a few jobs too because it was a 'unique quality' that I expressed in a 'warm-hearted manner.'

Stick with it!

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