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1. Purchasing Radiohead's "The Bends" in a local store when I was 15. That thing changed my life in a HUGE way for the following 4-5 years. During that period, basically the only thing I kept talking about was Radiohead.

2. Reading local music mag called "Rock&Pop" on a monthly basis from 1997 to 2002 (then the quality of the mag went to a dump). That was basically the only way for me to get up-to-date info on music that was beyond mainstream.

3. Watching the now non-existing music channel VIVA2 while being on high school. In a certain period there was really quality stuff being broadcasted there (I remember them showing a Merzbow gig once).

4. Being heavily involved in music trading across Slovakia (physical trading, not mp3s or anything like that). There were like 6 fellas that kept exchanging music between each other and I guess I broadened my horizons quite much during that time.

5. Logging onto this board 2 years ago. (ok, maybe not as a teenager anymore, but this has been quite important for me as for what music education goes).

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6. Oh, yes, having seen Washing Machine's post below, getting stoned for the first time was a big deal for me too ! The following day after that, I wrote my first track ever, I think it was pretty special and reflected well the things I felt.