this is a moot argument.
as long as some people are being paid to make music, the majority of
listenable music will be paid for...that's why you see this division between
"good" and "bad".
If money were not involved, you wouldn't see this. So it's wrong to say
people who make music for the sake of music write bad music. Many musicians
today who get paid are doing it for the music...they just happen to get
paid, too. Some musicians are doing it for the money. Some music is shit,
too. The result is that people who write unlistenable or "crap" music aren't
getting paid and, therefore, do it for the sake of the music. But this
doesn't mean everyone who does it for the sake of the music makes bad music.
It's bad logic.
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-----Original Message-----
From: mantra [mailto:mantra@neferiu.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 9:12 AM
To: Rjyan Kidwell; idm@hyperreal.org
Subject: RE: [idm] get your napstarr out of my coffers
I cant believe you've said that... You're actually saying that without
striving for some monetary reward from music, music can not be pushed enough
to be good. I guess with posts talking about Mozart's cool $400,000 cheques
and with the extremely intense pressure we are under thanks to western
(economy) society, that remark can actually be supported...
that's what makes this so sad.
however, i usually find that the people who are striving the most to make
the dollar of their 'art' usually have the most noticeable shit in the way
of production - and certainly lose 200% of any respect i might have had for
them as an artist. But i guess that doesn't matter much when you get to sit
next to puffy at the mtv awards.
for the love.. of... this took me an hour to write.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rjyan Kidwell [mailto:cex@tigerbeat6.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 9:31 AM
To: Jesse McCoppin
Cc: 'IDM list'
Subject: [idm] get your napstarr out of my coffers
Jesse, let me tell you a secret: people who make "music for the sake of
music" make BAD music.
Go over to mp3.com and click around for a bit, you'll see what I mean.
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