I got into SY in the most lame way possible. I was an impressionable 8th grader during that grunge boom. Man, MTV was all over that thing! I'd have to go with all of the above because I couldn'y specify which band of that era put it in my head, but I already knew I was supposed to like Sonic Youth before I heard them. Of course, when I did hear them ("100%", by the way) I was genuinely blown away. As my attention span strayed from MTV's influence I got further into SY and eventually became the discerning fan I am today. But, yeah, I got into them when they were kinda trendy.
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