Inspired by some of the social board threads and because I am too angry at that comment from organiser of Isle of White festival to justify giving it its own thread
In contrast, here’s what artists said at the BRITs Crisis in Grassroots Music: BRITS winners call for action
Can’t believe Daniel Ek hasn’t quietly deleted this
Today, with the cost of creating content being close to zero, people can share an incredible amount of content. This has sparked my curiosity about the concept of long shelf life versus short shelf life. While much of what we see and hear quickly becomes obsolete, there are timeless ideas or even pieces of music that can remain relevant for decades or even centuries.
For example, we’re witnessing a resurgence of Stoicism, with many of Marcus Aurelius’s insights still resonating thousands of years later. This makes me wonder: what are the most unintuitive, yet enduring ideas that aren’t frequently discussed today but might have a long shelf life? Also, what are we creating now that will still be valued and discussed hundreds or thousands of years from today?
“I think the majority of people don’t enjoy the majority of the time they spend making music”
This thread has been perfectly calibrated to make feel angry.
I hate these people dictate so much about how we enjoy art, when they have no fucking souls to comprehend it in the first place.
Just crashingly offensive, yeah, all three of them.
First one is standard rich bastard shit, whereas the second two seem sort of culturally illiterate or art-blind
In a way it’s kind of sad — all the money in the world but fundamentally unable to appreciate something as beautiful and vital as making music
Ignore me
“Exploded like a pussy zit”
Probably some of the shit that Kula Shaker came out with in the 90s, I dunno
‘dumb’ is ableist
Thank you for holding me accountable. I’m really sorry and have changed the subject line.
This is so well put. But has made me even more angry/sad.
No specific links to quotes but I feel like “Artists make most of their money from touring these days” gets thrown around by industry people to excuse poor royalty payments (especially from streaming). And just, yeah, bullshit.
“Let’s make a new album” - Billy Corgan.
