Reasons Why Wearing Shirts of Bands You Don't Know is Terrible and Pointless

I like this list. It's pretty accurate. Example: Kanye West was spotted wearing a Testament shirt (Testament is a thrash metal band). Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick said it best, "Normally, I'd be flattered and appreciative from one artist to another (those who follow me outside Testament know I'm very open musically and work with artists of many genres). If Kanye genuinely knows and likes Testament - and isn't just wearing our shirt as part of this current bizarre fad among trendy fashionistas and Hollywood types to wear old metal concert T-shirts - then that's great, more power to him and respect. However, I truly doubt that's the case (and would love to be proven wrong)."

Seriously. I feel badly for people who actually love bands such as The Beatles, Queen, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slayer, Kiss, Rush, etc., because so many people just wear these shirts as a fashion statement that it's expected from anybody wearing them. It's rare to find someone wearing a shirt with a universally known band on it and see them actually being a fan of the band.

Yes, this is true. I've seen this with Rolling Stones and Grateful Dead t-shirts. I always have to give them a test to see if they're a real fan.

This is the definitive reason. This would lead to another reason mentioned on this list: You'll be ridiculed when you're proven fake.

That's always funny and disappointing at the same time.

That's why wearing it does not make any sense.

It's at least understandable if you're not aware that the shirt you bought is actually a band shirt, but if you are aware and decide to buy them anyway, I don't get it. I just don't. You do realize that wearing these shirts attracts people who actually like the band, right? So, why would you want to wear a shirt of something you aren't interested in at all? You're basically just representing yourself as someone you're not. Wear something that you actually like. Something that's you. Alright? Okay.

Unless you're someone who doesn't care about image and just buys whatever clothes are comfortable to you, then all right. You do you.

Recently I saw a picture of a couple wearing Darkthrone T-shirts, captioned "Dolling up for Halloween."

I wouldn't really call these people "posers" (except for those who buy the shirts because they think the artist is cool despite not hearing a single song by them. That's a different story). Maybe they just find these shirts comfortable? If I were them, I'd buy a different shirt though.

Agreed. But on the other hand, I'm pretty happy that Kanye West invested some money in thrash metal by buying a Testament shirt. You can see more people who did that on the list Top 10 Celebrities that Have Worn Shirts with Metal Logos (Excluding Metal Musicians).

If you want to waste it on terrible music, then that is one reason why it's a waste of money.