The term “emo” originated close to 25 years ago in the underground Punk scene—(huge emphasis on “underground”, as in NO mainstream press coverage whatsoever, i.e. light years away from this shit on mtv), and in all honesty should have never left. But, as with most things, over time people that are on the fringes get exposed to it, and they expose it to other people, so in much the same manner as water diluting a dab of ink the original spirit becomes lost, replaced by a barely recognizable husk of what it once was. “Back in the day”, the term simply meant a particularly introspective lyrical style, along with punk music that was a bit softer and slower than the average band. That’s it. No one actually described themselves as ‘emo’. No cutting, no carbon copy hair style, not even any particular style of dress. Introspection and introspection only. This bullshit today known as “emo” is just another trend – I mean really, who the FUCK isn’t emotional at times? The fact that they have the BALLS to say they are more sensitive than others… I can’t even find the words to express my contempt for such crap. I mean really, what is that about? Ridiculous.
Am I bitter? Yes. I’ve been involved in the original shit for over 20 years, and this shit currently called “emo” is an insult, a big one at that. I know plenty of teenagers are thinking I don’t know what I’m talking about, but that would be akin to telling Run-DMC they’re ignorant of the origins and true spirit of rap music. The only thing I can say to them is: “I was there, were you?”.
There’s my opinionated rant of the week. This was not directed at the OP, more to the world at large