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To be a fan

Last week my favourite band released their greatest hits album, witch will be the last thing they do. I am a big fan to them; to The Ark. 8 of December last year they announced that they are going to break up. This year they will do their last tour. 
Today I am going to tell you about what it’s like to be a fan and why music is so important to some people.

Music has been around almost forever. It is believed that music occurred before the speech, and surely before the written word. Music is in every human culture, it has been a part of everyone's life for a long time. You can tell something with the music, spread a feeling, tell a story or tell about your thoughts.
A lot of people has become famous for their music and can live on it. About 1950 music more and more started to be a popular culture, and with that the fans came. Elvis, The Beatles and several other bands and artist has had many fans, which has followed them around the world.

If you are a fan to a band you have to deal with the haters. Haters are those who really hate the music and want to tell you that the whole time. And to this I really can’t find an answer to, why it is so important to tell why you don’t like it. It just hurts people. Music affects everyone. Some people are affected in a way that they can travel around the world just to see their band live in their hometown, while others are affected in a way that they must tell you that the music are crap.

As I said before I am a big fan to The Ark, and have been so for five years. Except that I as many others love their music, it’s like a big great family. We call ourselves Angelheads and we got it from one of the songs on the first CD with the name Angelheads. It’s hard to explain what makes The Ark so special for me. It’s just music, there are a lot of music in the world, why just this band? Because that they can put words in what I feel and think, and because that their fans are just like me. The Ark and their Angelheads fight for the right to be you. Their music have given me so much, happiness, courage, friends and so many memories that I can’t even count. 
When The Ark announced that they were going to break up I didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t believe it. It was like a nightmare. But I and other Angelheads came through it, and now we are trying to find something good in it. We have one last year together, and the cohesion is better than before. Everyone is sad about it, and we are trying to comfort each other. And whatever happens we know that it takes a fool to remain sane!

Ouwi / FÅr