You don't need to listen to what is popular. Every type of music is made every year. People who gripe about today's music are really close minded.
I don't gripe, its just not what i consider music, that doesn't mean I chase teens in my walking frame yelling at them to shut that garage off.... LOL...
But as I said, its not for me and for you to know that, I had to express an opinion, but that doesn't mean I'm griping.... does it?
And my mind isn't closed...
For example, if my mind were closed, I'd focus on one genre of music and then shut everything else out.
But, that doesn't mean I don't have an open mind... I do listen to "modern" songs... and will judge them accordingly. There are some I like and some I hate, the in-between stuff is "meh!"
There just isn't one artist today that I like enough to call myself a fan... I like the song... that is it. If there was, then he would be up there with the greats, in my opinion.
Further... I wish people would stop picking on Justin Bieber... the poor girl gets all the crap.