Steps on how to be EMO:
1. Understand what emo is. Like any style, fashion or culture. The term emo is loosely associated with emotionally charged punk rock, however it originally meant emotionally hardcore - modern 'emo' music is more of a branch off from what it started out as. Most emos like underground or indie music. Emo has branched out from punk/indie.
2. Support the music. Emo is a rock music genre, usually consisting of emotional lyrics and (optional) "screamo" (music consisting of mostly screaming instead of singing). Over the years, this music genre was usually seen as underground until recent times, making emo music more popular than ever. This music sometimes consists of lyrics seen by many as "whiny", and "sensitive", which is not true in all instances. Remember that MTV does not portray the "correct" or "true" emo. All-in-all, 'emo music' mostly consists of deep lyrics. (Hawthorne Heights, From First to Last, Death Cab for Cutie...)
3. Get in to the local scene. If you are lucky, there may be a decent local emo scene. Find where the local emo bands play, and start hanging out at the shows. You'll find a lot of great music you've never hear before, and meet a lot of great people and make emo friends.
-Consider taking up an instrument such as the bass, guitar, drums or even the violin. If you invest enough time into it, the violin can sound incredibly emo.
-Try writing poetry and turning it into songs. It will help your mind, body, and spirit metamorph into being a true emo.
4. Test yourself. Try listening to emo music. If you end up liking this type of music, you’re probably a "true" emo. Try bands such as Hawthorne Heights, Dashboard Confessional, Death Cab for Cutie, From First to last... Getting inner emo is all a matter of finding out if you have it or not.
5. Dress the part. After you have discovered your inner emo, try shopping for a new wardrobe. Emo fashion has roots in punk, goth, and scene. Wear pencil tight jeans, tight shir
ts with emo band logos on them, studded belts, and an old, black and worn down pair of Chuck Taylor Converse, DC's or Vans. Safety pins on your tight jeans are the good little touch, and not many people are doing it yet. Thick, black-rimmed glasses are not uncommon for emo guys. Also, stripes and checkers are big in the emo culture. It is Emo to wear dark colors with a bit of neon mixed in, but no emos will tease you for wearing colors.
6. Get an emo haircut Dye it black with perhaps some blonde or unnatural colored streaks, especially in the bangs/fringe. If you are a girl, you may possibly want to cut your hair to a very short bob-like hairstyle but keep your bangs/fringe long, swept drastically to one side and covering your eye. Or, for those who like Long hair, get many choppy layers and highlights. For a guy, you may want to spike up the back side, and pat down on the front side. You could also get your bangs/fringe dyed a lighter color than the rest of your hair.
7. Get the attitude. A lot of times, Emo is associated with being bitter, depressed, insecure and resentful. But at its core, you can be Emo because you're sensitive, introspective, thoughtful, and quiet.
8. Learn to love yourself and others. The truth is, you and everyone else are all people deep down, and even though we all want to be noticed for our individualities, It's essential not to segregate yourself. Even though you may look different, treat everyone else as your equal, and don't stick to only having Emo friends if you don't want to. Just do what makes you happy socially.
-Kindness is a basic expectation for social skills, and even if you decide to go along with this guide on the way to being Emo, don't ever think that people outside of this culture don't understand you. Without the look, you may very well be the same as them. The popular cheerleader and/or jock at your school may have similar everyday problems as you. Loving yourself is also very important.
9. Make sure you know the difference between emo and goth, they are both totally different. Goths tend to act different because they don't want to actlike everyone else, and try to be original, and not try to follow others.Emo is + a virson of Punk NOT goth.
10. Help your parent(s) understand. Don't insist on making changes without offering the "why" behind them. Your parent(s) care about you. Don't worry them by leaving them in the dark.
2 comments:
but i cant dye yet because of my parents and not everyone understands me for who i am. people mostly give me dirty looks and say things like 'slit slit' so not every one will understand. my mum is probly the worst she hates every thing to do with me being an emo and thinks that getting your hair cut that short and getting you lip pierced is gay. so your parents may not understand
Emo is not cutting yourself, lock yourself in your room and hide from the world depressed. why do so many people think thats what it is? Because, like, if you tell some one that you are Emo or you just look as though you are, there are people who just asume that thats how you are.
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