You might say that to be a meta head, you would need to like Metal music.

But to apply that idea to a broad subculture like Goth, does that necessarily mean that to be Gothic, you need to listen to Gothic music? I beg to differ. I use myself as an example.

Me, I love macabre expression, Dark Humor and listen to very little "Gothic Music" I like Voltaire, I like Marilyn Manson and I like Rob Zombie, all of which are debatable as Gothic artist. I Love Gothic literature, and have a liberated mind to accept the darker aspects of life along with the lighter ones. Without Evil there is not Good. I would comfortably consider myself to be of the Gothic culture. But musically not so much. So just because I don't listen to music means I'm not what I feel closest to? I do realize that the culture was birthed from the music, but so was punk, and look at the culture that it came out to be.

Your opinions Madames and Missures.