Is it normal that i'm a late bloomer in life?

For music: You could check out some early rock and blues and metal. Its really got that feel! (I strongly recommend Iron Maiden if you haven't tried yet. Its my all-time favorite band!! :D )
As for History and Politics and other stuff, I can imagine. Its alright. You have enough time to know and grasp stuff and now that you know what you've been missing out on, you can do researches with a little more conviction and dedication.

Oh! Drumming. Check out Neil Peart (from Rush) or Mike Mangini (ex-Dream Theater) or John Bonham ( from Led Zeppelin).
Buddy Rich is like a GOD of drumming. It all depends on what kind of drumming you want to listen.

Best of luck and don't worry, everyone faces problems like this.

I wouldn't call you a late bloomer, I'd just say you've been living under a rock like me.

YOU'RE a late bloomer?

My husband didn't start going back to college and get a job that offers more than shit for hours each week until he was 27. Before that, he had shit for a job, sat at home with his Mom feeling sorry for himself that he couldn't make friends or find a girlfriend that would do anything but he a huge using bitch to him.

Literally, he has fucking nothing but a computer, some fanfictions and 8 hours a week at work. I'll admit it is kind of weird being 20 and my husband is now 28 and we are at the same education and work level (he has very very many skills though, none of which he ever lists on his resumes =.=), but he got his life started and better late than never!

21 is very young, I will be 21 in 2 months and I can't believe that anyone would feel guilt for not finding themselves until now. High school muddles your brain and then the world hits you like a cold wet hand across the face... I should think that it would take a few years to finally find oneself!

Wow you're like me. I bought a guitar 11 months ago and I'm about to turn 21. My whole life has also been revolved around my mum because of her abusive relationship with my dad and I felt it was my duty to protect her anyway back to the guitar I bought it with no clue how to play it then I payed a fortune to get lessons only 2 because they're so expensive like you I feel like I'm behind in terms of life experiences when I compare myself to other people my age. I wish I had picked up a guitar earlier in life there are a lot of musical instruments that I want to learn because I think that maybe my passion. I honestly don't know who I am so right now I'm doing all these activities hobbies etc until I find something that I'm passionate about of course music is my number 1 passion it's gotten me through a lot but I have so much room for new things. Go on with the drumming and rock out try out as many new experiences as you can. No regrets.

Music usually flows from what went before, although occasionally there's a complete schism and somebody comes up with something new. I often think that our individual taste in music develops in the same way as the public taste.

So, whatever you're currently listening to (as long as it's not contemporary), try to find what it influenced. Failing that, find out what its influences are and go back through the music family tree, then forward again from a key point.

The key points are great-great-grand-musicparents who influenced so many people. The Beatles, Cole Porter, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, The Kinks. When you get back to them, there are millions of pathways back forward. Actually, if you learn about music this way, you'll find yourself noticing all kinds of family resemblances that most people miss.

What do you mean by I have listened to music before but I've never listened to music until recently?

Hey you've already found a possible passion in life with music. Some people never find that. I wouldn't worry. I'm a late bloomer too. But as long as we bloom we're fine.

Hey chewy

For drumming, get a pair of sticks (I suggest 5As or Vic Firth SD1 Generals) and a practice pad, and start to learn drum rudiments. Eventually you can buy a snare drum or drum set and you can get pad covers for them so they don't make as much noise, or you can find yourself a teacher or practice space where you can play.

Norman Bates?

Some people may find it lame but I initiated myself into playing the drums with rockband for the playstation 3 (also available for xbox 360 and wii) xD; the game has a pretty big library of songs. I had played the violin all my life because a relative instructed me to and I promised myself that I would choose the next instrument I would play. The drums looked like fun but I didn't feel like going to the music school all over so I bought it and a book from amazon and now I ace my basic beats. Good luck finding yourself; when the need to find my true self hit me too I found very useful not to pay attention to what others expected from me.

I have felt this way too. Don't worry about what others are doing. Just do what you like at your own pace and you can't go wrong. That's how you figure out who you are.

I am not gonna give you a long paragraph.....I just want to say........fuckin go for it.......

I thought you were talking about sex. XD

Dat identity diffusion. :/ The good news is everyone does things in their own time, you're late to the game, so might as well jump in with both feet. Get a Pandora, you can explore all kinds of music fo free. Go out to different kinds of places, meet different kinds of people. Take long walks and think about who you want to be. Be excited and enthusiastic about it, go clubbing, rafting, whatever might seem interesting to you. Take up some hobbies. Are you in college or anything? You could probably find someone to teach you drumming. I don't know what your apartment's rules on noise are but I've known people before who manage to play music in an apartment... jus can't play late at night. I know my building kinda does quiet hours after 10.

But yeah, just see this as a good opportunity. Since you've never taken that time to figure out who you are, go now and be whoever the fuck you want to be. :)

Join some clubs that you can involve yourself in such as bands or drumming and you will make friends as well as do the things you like to do. Don't worry about going alone because its better to try then to forever wonder and want things. Also don't worry about what other people know and what you don't know, you're 21 and have plenty of time to learn whatever you want :) best of luck with your new adventures and have fun!