It happens. You're at a cocktail party, enjoying a drink and the vegetable dip and some casual conversation with a group of people you're just meeting. The conversation turns to music. Contemporary music. Your breath catches in your throat because the last time you bought an album was in 2002 and it was the Counting Crows Hard Candy.
You are afraid you will embarass yourself.
Someone mentions Migos and you don't know who or what that is.
What can you to do? You could be honest. You could just say, "Eh, I'm not really that into music. I watch C-Span every night." But surely, everyone at any party held anywhere in the world would immediately turn their back on you if you admited that. They would hate you. Everybody would hate you and you'd go home alone and die unhappy. So, obviously, lie.
What can you do? Try these: 10 Things To Say To Make Yourself Sound Well-Informed About Current Music (Even When You're Not Well-Informed About Current Music)
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