“I was petrified of making a mistake—head-banging to the wrong song or not hard enough, or thinking a guitar solo was over when it wasn't. A rule of thumb is that if the guitar solo is by Led Zep or Lynyrd Skynyrd then it's not over. Ever.” AdolescenceNerdHeavy Metal20071979Led ZeppelinLynyrd Skynyrd Book:The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons And Growing Up Strange Source: The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons And Growing Up Strange
“I was aware that he was laughing at me, but I told myself I didn't care what other people thought and would dress how I liked. Of course, like many self-consciously wacky people, I was in fact paralyzed by fear of the opinions of others and made the effort to appear as the maddest of the mad headbangers just in case anyone had the slightest lingering doubt as to the depth of my devotion. In fact, I think my disguise felt so fragile I couldn't allow it a single crack. If I did it might fall to bits and leave the real me shrivelling under the evaluating gaze of my peer group.” Low Self EsteemNonconformityPeer PressureHeavy MetalContrarianismTeen RebellionTime Of The Hawklords Book:The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons And Growing Up Strange Source: The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons And Growing Up Strange
