Hey guys what type of music do you like?

[Rev. Rye]

The only music I'm really not into is Country. I just can't get into it, save for a few Hootie & the Blowfish tracks, if you call them Country. I also love Johnny Cash, which plenty of people call Country.

Yeah, the thing about country is Sturgeon's Law really applies. 90% of the country you will hear is crap, but the remaining 10% (which includes the vast majority of Johnny Cash's music) is worth dying for. 

A lot of the way I picked up an eclectic taste in music (especially in my early years) is through association. For instance, The Beatles counted Elvis as an influence (especially early on), and then you listen to Elvis' Sun sessions, and you listen to other artists on the same label, and you discover Johnny Cash and, oh look, you actually like some country music now.

It really helps if you start latching onto other artists who are similar to artists you already like. You like Elvis' more popular work, odds are, you'll like a lot of rockabilly, if you like rockabilly, odds are, you'll love Johnny Cash. Some other good gateways into country music would include Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, and also Nick Lowe's later works (yes, the "Cruel to be Kind" guy has, in more recent years, gravitated more towards country and also chanson, The Impossible Bird would be the best example; it's the source of "The Beast in Me" and, yes, he was Johnny Cash's stepson-in-law for 11 years.)