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OK I didnt cut my hair. Im keeping it to grow see how it goes. Anyway, with having long hair I love the way you seem to be part of a scene. I know alot of people grow hair to be out of the culture, but you can also fit in and feel good. I go to this rock pub in my area and everyone has long hair including the bar man. Its great- because if I had short hair, in that place I would feel totally out of place and small. But you all just fit together its great!
Also, my dad has set up a studio for bands, and we got a P.A off this guy from the shop. I went in the shop today and he has great long hair! and also mine was long- so it just feels good.
Long hair is always mostly associated with rock music- so if I cut my hair, I would just feel out of place because I like good music... :)
and in a band, I play guitar. It all just fits- like a sub culture.
That may of sounded sucky because I know people like to be different or rebel, I mean, to most sub cultures- long hairs do that. It just feels good to be majority now and then! :)
Im happy I didnt cut!!
The thing is- also associated with long hair is the 'drugie, dirty' stereotype which I often get at work. I always get called a stoner etc cuz of the hair! Is there a way of having long hair but to dismiss this stereotype?
Anyway- thats my story and long hair rules !
CHEEEERRS :)
James
I know what you mean. I feel so "at home" when I go to certain rock concerts (not punk! hehe). Like the other day I went to Dark Star Orchestra which is a grateful dead cover band...they sounded freakin great, and almost every man there had long hair and a beard..
I don't think there's a way to avoid the drug stereotype, you just gotta ignore it and understand that people usually don't mean anything by it.
Scott
I always feel at home going to health food stores such as Whole Foods, I always see a bunch of long haired guys there. You can avoid the whole druggie image to a certain a point, you just have to dress extremely elegant all the time. It seems that as a longhaired man even if you are dressed in clean casual clothes people see you as a dirty drug user.