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Give Me a Beat
How the Music Industry Influences Your Teen's Sense of Style
By Carma Haley Shoemaker
What the music celebrities wear has a big influence on teens' choices. Pop, rock and rap star fashion sense is mimicked and duplicated in high schools all over the world. One such example is jewelry.
"Celebrities – especially music celebrities – are very influential," says Heather Askinosie co-founder of Energy Muse Jewelry. "All it takes is one or more of the stars to find a unique item, and it then becomes a trend or a fashion."
Musicians are known for expressing their thoughts, feelings and attitudes through their lyrics. It only makes sense then that the teens who listen to these lyrics share in the attitudes. "What I put into my songs reflects a big part of me and what is happening at that time," says Gould. "This may change, but what usually accompanies a change in my taste of music is a change in my own thoughts, feelings, attitude – which is reflected in my writing more than anything else. [These changes] may influence me to try something new or go in a direction I haven't tried before. Hopefully people think I have a pretty good attitude."
One of the most common aspects of musical interest is the "grouping" of teens that like the same type of music "Teens are going to find their own cliques regardless of the reasons that bring them together," says Sagarese. "In fact, most parents want their child to choose their friends based on a common interest – a positive common interest – and music is definitely that."