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Originally Posted by Goblin Tears
Good advice if there ever was any.
I get confused when people make claims such as ''Beyonce is destroying music'' ''GaGa is overshadowing more important artists'' etc. Poppycock. Nobody is forcing anyone to listen to pop musicians, they are simply placed in a mainstream canon by our culture and society. There's even that abhorrent indie sub-culture (which is actually QUITE large) that claims to loathe the mainstream. It just reeks of insecurity.
Anyway, Beethoven is arguably more mainstream than ANY of these women because he's remained relevant for hundreds of years. So go play the Moonlight Sonata, take a nap, and get a grip on your bearings, because nobody should ever feel threatened by popularity, be it the social or musical kind.
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I'm not bothered by the fact she's popular. I'm bothered by the fact tons of other things aren't. I just wish that other things were allowed to make a cultural mark, that's all.
Besides, what would culture be if there weren't people who didn't get over it? I mean, there's always room for the satirist and commentator. It's not like I turn my computer off, and stab a poster of Lady Gaga fifteen times or anything. I think however, people should be able to share their viewpoint, defy, and rebel. Even if change cannot be made, at least, the viewpoint can be heard.
Fact of the matter is, musicians who actually take risks do not get the same level of notoriety. Beethoven was good, admittedly, but in the end, he was a pop musician. There are tons of composers who are actually better composers who have gotten little to no notoriety in comparison. Not to say he wasn't amazing, and significant.
Gaga isn't destroying music, or overshadowing anybody. However, she's shamelessly aiding, and profiting off of a system that is. Therefore, is just as guilty as the system.
Just saying, there's merit in fighting against the cult of personality. There is no harm in me saying what I'm saying, or taking the viewpoint that I do. I need to vent because I am frustrated, and I need to be frustrated in order to keep my knife sharp to help support the things in which I do. So, I argue, because it's a scarily overly relevant issue in the modern first world.
It's a side effect of passion, my friend. Don't take it so hardly.