oops! I meant I found it hard to tell the difference between "acting
strange" and "playing up the media" as I think they are one and the
same for him: a fake act. Of course he wants to appear strange!
--brett
On Thu, 21 August 1997, at 19:15:24, James Skilton wrote:
quoted 10 lines but it's probably safe to say it's as fake as his media identity. I> >but it's probably safe to say it's as fake as his media identity. I
> >find it hard to beleive there's a difference between the two.
>
> I hink its more a question of levels of commerciality. AFX and Prodigy are
> perhaps doing largely the same thing, as you say, but at the high level of
> exposure afforded the Prodigy, their actions are exaggerated both by their
> exposure and the groups own response to that exposure. AFX meanwhile can
> get away with things with less fear of criticism from purists, as he has a
> smaller band interested in him, and many of them are purists anyway. It's a
> question of playing the game.