Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I’m more likely to listen to rock music.

Blair frames musical taste as a small but telling marker of class expectations. The idea that one “should graduate” to classical music implies a social script in which cultural refinement is treated as an achievement or obligation—especially for an establishment figure like a prime minister. His admission that he is “more likely to listen to rock” punctures that script, presenting himself as ordinary, contemporary, and emotionally aligned with popular culture rather than elite tradition. The quote also hints at the tension between public persona and private preference: even when he feels the pull of what is deemed “proper,” his habits remain rooted in the music of everyday life and generational identity.