I’ve just been listening to an old “Word” podcast where Hepworth, Mossman and Lewry discuss fandom and mere appreciation of musical acts. Kate M. said she was resisting buying The Smiths full catalogue because, although she liked them and was sure she’d enjoy hearing the stuff she wasn’t familiar with, at the end of that she’d only be coming to the same conclusion as their avid fans and what was the point if she already knew she liked them.
I instantly formed a much more simplistic theory of my own while listening. If I’ve got this far in my life without needing the full catalogue of certain artists I like, why should I be bothered now?
Opinions?