I equate my discovery of my individual tastes in music with more sexual self-awareness, to be certain. I was 13 when I started exploring music on my own, and that year was interesting, to say the least. I switched schools twice due to a major move from one state to another, and a smaller move once we were settled in our new town.
When I was 13, these were my two favorite albums to listen to:
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Bono and Trent Reznor were the first rock stars I loved, though my favorite member of U2 is no longer Bono, but rather Adam Clayton (tall, thin, bookish--sexy!).
Pulp's album
Different Class had a dramatic impact on my teen sexuality. Whereas Nine Inch Nails had been painfully raw, Jarvis Cocker's lyrics were sharp and sophisticated. This song is still one of my favorites:
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