Study Shows Most People Discover Their Favorite Band At Age 13
My favorite band is Panic! At The Disco…and yes, I have loved them since I was 13. So maybe this really is true. How old were you when you discovered…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 01: Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco accepts the Top Rock Song award for ‘High Hopes’ onstage during the 2019 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 01, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for dcp)
My favorite band is Panic! At The Disco...and yes, I have loved them since I was 13. So maybe this really is true.
How old were you when you discovered your favorite band? A new study suggests you were barely out of middle school. According to a survey from online ticket seller TickPick, the average person was 13 when they remember hearing their favorite band for the first time.
So what influences our musical tastes? 66% said their friends, followed by radio or movies. And 48% say an older sibling introduced them to "music their parents wouldn't have approved of."
