Artists or Entertainers? (jazz, metal, pop, rock, favorite bands)

scottsy · 01-20-2009, 09:14 PM

I think it all comes down to what you are looking for in your music - hey, if you're out for a catchy little thrill ride of happiness and bliss, then it is completely fine to play your happy pop albums and be absolutely enraptured by them, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that...

But if what entertains you is song structure, challenge, a bit of complexity, be it lyrical or musical, then that's your poison as far as music is concerned, and that's great.

So I guess my answer to the main question of this board would be that yeah, both being an entertainer and an artist is equally relevant... it just depends on what form of entertainment you choose as to what art you consume...

01-20-2009, 09:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	I think it all comes down to what you are looking for in your music - hey, if you're out for a catchy little thrill ride of happiness and bliss, then it is completely fine to play your happy pop albums and be absolutely enraptured by them, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that... But if what entertains you is song structure, challenge, a bit of complexity, be it lyrical or musical, then that's your poison as far as music is concerned, and that's great. So I guess my answer to the main question of this board would be that yeah, both being an entertainer and an artist is equally relevant... it just depends on what form of entertainment you choose as to what art you consume... __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.