Identifying With Music Genres

In today's guest lecture about Punk music, it really got me thinking about how music is defined in general. Marta asked, "how can we define punk?" Can we define any type of music? Is it possible to be a type of music? Marta referred to herself as a "punk." This means that punk is not just a type of music, but it is also a whole culture and a way of living. Therefore, can we do this with other kinds of music genres? Is it possible to identify yourself as country, hip-hop, rock, etc? I think it is very interesting when people identify themselves as a type of music because it really shows the huge impact music has on other people's lives and the way they want to live.