I know they're trying to be nice and want to start up a conversation about music, so I don't want to be rude and end the conversation by saying 'a little of everything' or something like that. And I also don't want to shut down their question by saying that I don't like breaking down music in set 'types'. Even worse is when people ask me to name specific bands/artists I like, and I don't know how to chose just a few to name.  Im guessing you get asked this type of stuff a lot on here. What's a good friendly way to answer these types of questions?
i'm still searching for a good way