A lot of people say they listen to everything... but I really do listen to everything. I listen to everything from Classical straight through the hardest metal you can think of... and everything in between... but the genres i don't care for are punk, hip-hop (with exception to some early to mid 90's rappers ie Tupac, BIG, Snoop, Bone Thugs), most all pop music... I like some techno here and there but not something I listen to on my own. The ultimate in listening pleasure is Paganinis Caprices... Listen to them and find out who the first virtuoso ever was... its crazyness. Then try to learn how to play it on guitar... you better be good at sweep picking.