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From:
Brett McCormick
To:
James Skilton
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Date:
Thu, 21 Aug 1997 11:27:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:
(idm) Re:
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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.