Icon vs Legend (subjective or objective terms?) Which one is more enduring?

~~James~~ · 11-24-2014, 07:20 PM

I don't think an artist can be iconic when it's already been established that multiple people can't name a single song by them. Icon is such an intense, loaded word. Not everybody that is famous is an icon, but to be icon you need to be in the public consciousness even today.
And The Bodyguard an iconic moment? That movie is utter gash and I'd be hard pressed to find a person of my generation who has seen. Heck, I'd struggle to find many that even know who Kevin Costner is.

~~Soulflower~~ · 11-24-2014, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by James

I don't think an artist can be iconic when it's already been established that multiple people can't name a single song by them. Icon is such an intense, loaded word. Not everybody that is famous is an icon, but to be icon you need to be in the public consciousness even today.
And The Bodyguard an iconic moment? That movie is utter gash and I'd be hard pressed to find a person of my generation who has seen. Heck, I'd struggle to find many that even know who Kevin Costner is.

But YOU do LOL

You know about the movie lol

The movie is an Iconic moment mostly because of the soundtrack and "I Will Always Love You" the song.

~~James~~ · 11-24-2014, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Soulflower

But YOU do LOL

You know about the movie lol

The movie is an Iconic moment mostly because of the soundtrack and "I Will Always Love You" the song.

I study film at university and I'm a member of a music site. People that don't have those passions, they haven't seen the film.
The song is famous, maybe even iconic, but I don't think the film is in any respect.

11-24-2014, 07:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	I don't think an artist can be iconic when it's already been established that multiple people can't name a single song by them. Icon is such an intense, loaded word. Not everybody that is famous is an icon, but to be icon you need to be in the public consciousness even today. And The Bodyguard an iconic moment? That movie is utter gash and I'd be hard pressed to find a person of my generation who has seen. Heck, I'd struggle to find many that even know who Kevin Costner is.