Why don't the current mainstream pop stars care about social issues?

~~Soulflower~~ · 03-06-2015, 02:02 PM

Oh I got somethin for u boo when we get home, you wanna act up I see... Also, it passion does not consists of just social issues but yes an artist should be sincere and care about their craft. A real artist is not going to just put out anything and not have any sincerity behind it, Thats what makes an artist.

**Frownland** · 03-06-2015, 02:10 PM

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Oh I got somethin for u boo when we get home, you wanna act up I see... Also, it passion does not consists of just social issues but yes an artist should be sincere and care about their craft. Thats what makes an artist.

But it sounds quite a bit like you're saying that if an artist doesn't make music that reflects all of their passions then those other passions don't exist at all, which is quite clearly bull****. A director can make all of their films about aliens and be passionate about animal rights. That director's art doesn't negate that.

And do you think it might be possible that some artists aren't willing to alienate audience members by getting all preachy? Or that they may not be able to write a good song outside of a certain style they're familiar with and can't write a good song about one of their passions? I know you like to look at the modern music world through a blindfold but your leaving out a multitude of factors by saying 'well they don't make music about it so I guess they just don't care about it.'

~~Soulflower~~ · 03-06-2015, 02:20 PM

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But it sounds quite a bit like you're saying that if an artist doesn't make music that reflects all of their passions then those other passions don't exist at all, which is quite clearly bull****. A director can make all of their films about aliens and be passionate about animal rights. That director's art doesn't negate that.

And do you think it might be possible that some artists aren't willing to alienate audience members by getting all preachy? Or that they may not be able to write a good song outside of a certain style they're familiar with and can't write a good song about one of their passions? I know you like to look at the modern music world through a blindfold but your leaving out a multitude of factors by saying 'well they don't make music about it so I guess they just don't care about it.'

Boo Boo thats not what I am saying at all. Boo why so angry? What I'm saying is an artist creates regardless whether they are discussing something of substance or not. An artist imo is someone who is actively involved in the direction of their music, involve in songwriter and production etc. This is why I said an artist gives a piece of themselves or who they are in their work (regardless). The pop stars out now are not true artists in that respect because they are representing corporations and labels which is why I asked why labels are not interested in touching social issues in songs.

Chula Vista · 03-06-2015, 02:23 PM

F*cking amazing.

**Frownland** · 03-06-2015, 02:23 PM

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Boo Boo thats not what I am saying at all. Boo why so angry? What I'm saying is an artist creates regardless whether they are discussing something of substance or not. An artist imo is someone who is actively involved in the direction of their music, involve in songwriter and production etc. This is why I said an artist gives a piece of themselves or who they are in their work (regardless). The pop stars out now are not true artists in that respect because they are representing corporations and labels which is why I asked why labels are not interested in touching social issues in songs.

Hmm...so who cares about whether you think an artist is true (read: old) or not (read: new)? That doesn't discredit their passions.

~~Soulflower~~ · 03-06-2015, 02:26 PM

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Hmm...so who cares about whether you think an artist is true (read: old) or not (read: new)? That doesn't discredit their passions.

There passions are not theirs and there to shallow to get a backbone because there tied to strings while labels pull them in every which way.

**Frownland** · 03-06-2015, 02:27 PM

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There passions are not theirs and there to shallow to get a backbone because there tied to strings while labels pull them in every which way.

But how does that result in them not caring about social issues?

~~Soulflower~~ · 03-06-2015, 02:30 PM

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But how does that result in them not caring about social issues?

None of them uttered one word on Ferguson.

No We are the world

No tweet

No public statement

Nothing

Thats a damn shame

That tells me all I need to know right there.

The Batlord · 03-06-2015, 02:59 PM

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There passions are not theirs and there to shallow to get a backbone because there tied to strings while labels pull them in every which way.

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~~Soulflower~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,304	Oh I got somethin for u boo when we get home, you wanna act up I see... Also, it passion does not consists of just social issues but yes an artist should be sincere and care about their craft. A real artist is not going to just put out anything and not have any sincerity behind it, Thats what makes an artist. Last edited by Soulflower; 03-06-2015 at 02:08 PM.

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	F*cking amazing. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”