Although I did have something of an epiphany circa 1991, when I realised that I really, really liked The Orb. (Which I have a tendency to mingle with things like Napalm Death, Richie Hawtin and Qntal)
I've always had an ear for thrash/death metal, and I think that Tom Petty is a thousand times the singer/songwriter that Dylan is/was.
My musical taste doesn't fit neatly into any one category, apart from "hates folk music" :-)