[Shaun]

This should cover every single aspect of your musical tastes and habits. I'm very bored and a bit of an insomniac lately so I'm devising a huge survey for you to fill out at your own leisure.

First album you ever bought?
First single you ever bought?
Last album you bought?
Last single you bought?*

* = bought or downloaded. illegally if that's the case.

Favourite solo artist?
Favourite group?

Favourite genre?

Desert Island Discs:
You are stranded on an island with no other people or possessions than a music player with 8 and only 8 songs on it. What would they be if you could choose them? Also, you are allowed one "luxury" item and one book. The luxury item cannot be another person, living thing, means of contacting the world, or a means of getting off the island.

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Your Library:
Who do you have the most songs by? And how many?
Who is the first artist to appear alphabetically on your library? And the last?
Which is your most-played song?
Do you have last.fm? If so, according to it, who are your most-played artists? (top five)

Listening:
Do you listen to the Radio? If so, which station(s)?
Name all forms of technology you have ever used to play music, whether through CD, radio, cassette tape or mp3.
How often would you say you listen to music per day?

Meanings:
Which song is the closest in personal meaning to you?
Do you have any favourite lyrics?
Which song would you like to dance to as your first wedding dance?
And which song would you like played at your funeral?
If you could pick a song to be used in the background of your best bits on Big Brother, what would it be and why?
Sum yourself up in a song title.
Have you ever cried whilst listening to a song?
This may not be always possible to answer, but what is your first memory of dancing/listening to music? (for example, was it at a wedding, or a school disco, or on holiday...)

Genres:
Like or dislike (in general)? Also, state your favourite artist who'd fit into each one.
Pop:
Metal:
Grunge:
R&B:
Hip Hop:
Garage:
Drum 'n Bass:
Electronic:
Easy Listening:
Classical:
Country:
Dance:
Opera:
Indie:
Jazz:
Blues:
Soul:

Recent Years:

Do you know of any up and coming artists who you could quite happily recommend to the rest of us?
Which would you say was the best song of 2008?
Best band of the 2000s?
Of the 2000s, which has been the best year for music and why?

Way Back Then:

Do you wish you'd ever grown up with the music of another era?
Favourite artists that no longer record/tour?
Favourite one-hit-wonders?
Have you heard of:
Bill Withers?
Otis Redding?
Iggy and The Stooges?
The Four Tops?
Petula Clark?

Who would you say has had the most revolutionary impact on music (be it musician, politician or otherwise)?

Talking Points:

Are you for or against illegal downloading (such as the use of filesharing websites and programs such as Limewire, etc.)?
Would you agree that too many bands are cashing in on the "reunion" tours seen by the likes of Boyzone and New Kids On The Block of late, and is this a good or bad thing?
Would you say that modern, popular artists are good role models for young people?
What makes a good artist?

Miscellaneous:
Do you have a song stuck in your head right now?
If you could put all copies of one artist's materials into a giant box and lock it away from mankind forever, whose would it be?
Have you been to any concerts/festivals? If so, which?
Favourite TV programme (past or present) devoted purely to music? (such as TOTP, CUK, The Chart Show, Jools Holland Presents... etc)

Phew. That took a while to write, and I haven't answered it yet. Have fun