Between 13 to 15 years old Motley Crue was in my opinion the be all end all of music. I have seen them several times in concert. One day, my dad knocked me out cold for lying about homework and when I came to he was ripping all my Crue posters off my wall. That's when the anger started.
Growing up in the Tampa Bay area I was exposed to music that would later consume my life... well for a little wile. This was when I became obsessed with Death Metal. The real Death Metal... Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Morbid Angel and so on. Of course I am still into Crue and all other music but nothing makes me smile like good old Death Metal.