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Hi

I am a man in my 20s. Decent looking, reasonable smart, good dresser (I hope) etc. You know, a regular guy.

When I'm alone however and I'm listening to music, I always queue up the Celine Dion. I own her entire discography (excluding French albums of course) and not a week goes by where I don't listen to her music.

I'm not an obsessed fan, not am I a homosexual (closet or otherwise) and I'm aware that there's no real shame in liking popular music. But Celine Dion??? Talented? Yes. Cool? f**k no!

I just can't help it, though. Her voice is amazing and the songs so emotionally beautiful...

I'm scared of the possible abuse I'm going to get (knowing you f**king lot anyway), but is this normal and what secret musical infatuations do you have?
Do you think it's normal?
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buriedalive (16071)
2008-10-26 04:22:54
yea, it's normal, I mean, she's sold like 175 million records, you're not alone. it's probably just one of those things that no-one will admit to liking.
for example, I love ABBA. if you give me an album name and a song number I can recite all the lyrics from the track. but I still wouldn't mention it in public.
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whattodo (17239)
2008-10-28 09:37:39
you not gay as the person said!
i think its cute that you have that secret some girls would think its cute and a real turn on! i would think so ;) like i absolutely love her to! shes compleately amzing!
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AverageTMcFlannigan (16347)
2008-10-28 11:05:26
Everyone likes things that they're embarrassed to admit. For instance, I enjoy anime. It's not popular. It's not cool. But fuck anyone who doesn't like it, because I do. Why do any of our opinions matter in the least? It doesn't change how good the music is or how it connects with your personality. Just ignore the haters.
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P00LTOY (15451)
2008-10-31 12:49:30
dude when i work out all i listen to is Avril Lavigne. I just love her voice and music.

one time a friend inadvertently listened to the "workout playlist" on my ipod and was like "wtf??!"

I really don't talk about it. no one knows. It's not a secret, but its just something i like. i wouldn't wear an avril lavigne t shirt or go to a concert. I just like her music.
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ClickClack (17227)
2008-10-31 14:09:33
dont worry.. i would sing with you on 'my heart will go on'
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suiri (17428)
2008-11-04 15:02:16
It's cute and yes it's normal. As for me, I like the oldies and I mean the oldies. One of my favorite songs is "Old Folks at Home" written by Stephen Foster and "Danny Boy". I like old American Folk songs. It's a little embrassing. I look like a middle school student, but because of my taste in movies and film and music, my friends all nickname me gezzer. I can see why you want to keep it a secret.
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MapleSyrup (17767)
2008-11-17 03:21:42
Hey look at it this way, you wont mind listening to your gf's music =D
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sharpiehighx (18014)
2008-11-25 18:30:40
hahaha i think it's cool :)
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chunkybongo (18981)
2008-12-31 11:12:00
You're cooler than most...you have a real appreciation for beauty. I had a similar dilemma when a person gave me a Justin Timberlake album. At first I wouldn't even touch it (I mean, who needs some N'Sync sell-out idiot's excuse for music?). One day I popped it into the CD player out of boredom, and noticed how tight the production, songwriting and singing were. Now I can't stop listening to it. Justin Timberlake is damn good! Good music is good music, whether it's Metallica, Mozart or Madonna...you get my point...and I'm not gay at all, BTW. I'm a guitarist and a singer. Listen to whatever the hell you feel like listening to, and f**k what other people think.
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fletcher94 (8997)
2009-01-02 01:48:29
i listen to abba
its normal
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mclovin123 (19340)
2009-01-11 23:58:04
i listen to screamo and rock and shit like that.. but for some reason it gives me shivers down my back when i listen to classical music like beetoven and mozart.. its perfectly normal:)
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spyderr (19660)
2009-01-25 19:27:13
she is extremely talented. I don't listen to her but she has quite possibly one of the greatest voices ever.

it's fine, kinda cute lol jk
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Clovis5119 (20464)
2009-02-22 17:02:20
It's just music.
I'll easily enjoy listening to ABBA and Elton John (actually I'm a big fan of EJ music), and sure it's not that cool to talk about, but it's neither gay or abnormal.

Music's amazing, keep listening to it :)
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hunnybunny (20684)
2009-03-03 03:03:53
I think its adorable! One of the ways I judge a person is the music that they are into - it says alot about a person - I mean I sing opera, and I love classical music. And I do alot of duets with men and they love her music. You are normal, dont worry.
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Vivacious (20739)
2009-03-05 13:19:40
love it! celine is AMAZING. there's nothing wrong with appreciating sincere and respectable talent, in any form. rock out man....rock out.
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asentra9 (22939)
2009-05-12 15:15:25
This is perfectly normal. People like what people like. Cant help it.
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tintedcouture (22337)
2009-05-16 17:10:21
Maybe she just connects with you on some soulish level. You have good taste.
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CalvinNHobbes (23209)
2009-05-19 18:18:50
Celine Dion is HOT! I don't have all her albums, but I have gone to her concerts before. I think she sings well and carries herself very well. She is very pretty and a good entertainer. Why would someone say you are gay or wrong for liking her? If the music makes you happy, its ok. Romance music is very good. Message me for more. Look up white jazz like Candy Dulfer and Renee Olstead. Try modern Metal with female singers like Epica and Lacuna Coil. You are normal.
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babyyboyy (23417)
2009-05-25 08:38:42
i fucking love justin timberlake but i tell everyone
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geckopaws (20496)
2009-05-27 07:07:03
Um just because you listen to womens music doesn't make you a homo or anything of the sort. She is in fact a talented artist and that is all there is to it. Its just like if I were a girl and said I listened to Stevie Wonders music and thought I would be afraid of being called a lesbo or something like that because I liked more masculine things. After all I'm offended because homosexuality isn't a choice. In my book if its in your genes then well its in your genes and your basically going to be a homo. If you like more feminine things it really doesn't make you a homo. The definition of homosexuality is liking the same sex. You obviously like the opposite sex. And those are all stereotypes that you consider when you say things like this.
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rememberyourlimits (23862)
2009-06-04 22:10:32
My step-dad like Beth Midler, and he is straight. It is just the music you like.
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Cajincatcher (23887)
2009-06-05 15:39:36
I LOVE Celine Dion! I think its amazing when boys like her too! its great ^^;
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Kindy (24098)
2009-06-11 00:46:48
Actually, I think you'd get a lot of chicks for making that public. You know how people always say "Be Yourself"
That's exactly what they're talking about.
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psyopusfan (24404)
2009-06-18 16:03:54
I don't know why everyone asks questions like is it normal to like female artists and all that? Like I don't know why it should be considered embarassing. Like for example,I love mathcore. I eat,breathe and sleep mathcore music. But I also LOVE the Jonas brothers. I love Drone Metal and Slowcore. But I also love Rap and Country. I dunno,maybe it's just me,but I have never seen the big deal in what people are into musically.
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abnormalfreak (24473)
2009-06-20 13:29:25
hell ya its normal! i love KC (she's HOT!) and i like 1 of beyonce's songs. so yeah, its normal, just don't tell anyone and be careful even around ur gf.
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smeagolxx (24102)
2009-06-21 21:55:23
i'm a straight guy as well, and dude... celine dion is embarrassing yes, but check this out... i'm secretly into boyband music and if anyone found out i would kill them like a ninja (with a round house kick to the face)

if i saw westlife live i might faint
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mike_fog0904 (24559)
2009-06-30 02:23:25
i wouldn't touch a celine dion CD but i know what ya mean about liking artists which you probably shouldn't

for my age, listening to stuff like The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Take That! is pretty odd to some of my m8s but i think you should share with them tbf...there gonna find your iPod one day!
:D
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bruhjay1 (24861)
2009-06-30 12:45:01
i love herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!!!!!!!
but why do you care so much about what others think ?
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weirdo555 (25086)
2009-07-09 11:46:09
It's more of a guilty pleasure than anything else.
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GLASrazUMA (25831)
2009-07-20 15:16:33
it's music dude... i could never grab on to being hardcore fan of any music genre... today, for example i started of with punk rock, then psytrance, some jazz/funk after lunch, and now i'm listening lounge music... and some people say that's strange... maybe there something in her voice... there is a lot of 2-3 chords music that people hook onto... if you like it i don't see why you wouldn't listen it
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cockycunt (25083)
2009-07-22 01:42:08
You might have the approval of every last silly little life-affirming ditz here, you might be feeling ok, and all cutesy ladies' macho secret surprise, admit to a 'sin' oh yeah and come out big deodourised turd already but listen, you're still a faggot and you're still addicted to sanforised plasticated over-produced schmalz sung by a frustrated transvestite with a Streisand complex. Gotta upgrade that vice dood -- hey i'm just the messenger.
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HisaoNakai (24816)
2009-08-10 14:19:42
It's normal,I'm pretty young and I love Elton John, and Billy Joel,They aren't the coolest,and if anyone found out they'd laugh at me more than usual,but It's what I like and I don't let it bother me,You're completely normal.
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PrincessOfSushi (27013)
2009-08-12 17:09:09
@: cockycunt
^ Well he gets the girls' approvals. Isn't that all that matters? And keep listening to whatever you're listening to! Not that it's a secret to us anymore. Lol.
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XxgemdinxX (27048)
2009-08-13 13:22:18
Yes it's completely normal. I had an obsession with the Jonas Brothers for the longest time. I had all their albums, knew everything about them, seen them in concert a dozen times. I was not afraid to tell people that I was basically in love with them. Sure people made fun of me, I didn't care though. They can't tell what music I should like. But eventually, I grew out of them, then I moved to Linkin Park. I still am in love with Linkin Park and I have basically all their albums and I have seen them in concert once or twice. So, it is completly normal. I mean I did and still do it.
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Starbuck (27842)
2009-08-30 22:27:25
It's called a guilty pleasure. Don't get all worried about it. It's fine.
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gateboy6 (26987)
2009-09-04 22:28:13
i love a gay song so much an im not gay im straight
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Lettuce12345 (27514)
2009-10-04 06:19:36
Omfg!! How is this NOT normal?? I thought that this was actually going to be something embarassing with shock factor."Omg. I have a penis and Im a dude. Is it normal?"
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Ollieo (19003)
2009-10-04 06:31:12
Its juvenile to have imposed upon you & be judged by your musical tastes - but that is what teens do - so your secret is safe here.
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nothing2 (29013)
2009-10-06 20:30:36
you took some drugs maybe. guys do weird things
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simba1 (30156)
2009-10-22 01:56:26
nice music. you only live once. Do whatever makes you happy
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Healey (30055)
2009-10-22 02:42:59
You're adorable.
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Zombie_girl08 (28869)
2009-10-27 15:26:19
lol that is adorable! I know how you feel, I'm 18, I hang out wiht punks,emo,scene kids and I lerv Chicago! Hahhaha 'ohh hoo no.. baby please don't go!' :D
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Zombie_girl08 (28869)
2009-10-27 15:26:56
*with heh heh
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Malfoy (29225)
2009-10-27 21:30:41
You consider that screaming hag to be talented? God damn, she yells so much.
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hotshtt (30348)
2009-10-27 21:52:47
That's so cute! Yeah, someone said it before it's your "guilty pleasure," we all have them. I am obsessed with 90s sitcoms (like, OBSESSED) and Elvis.
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JustDeep (30687)
2009-11-12 14:17:15
lol i like robbie williams a bit
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DrQuinnMedicineWoman (30905)
2009-11-13 18:35:25
Well i'm sure after all the comments, you feel you are normal. My guilty pleasures, music wise, would be Pretty Ricky. And any rap you hear, that basically has the shittiest lyrics, soulja boy type, crank that batman type....my secret guilty pleasures.
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