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Old 12-02-2002, 04:02 PM
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Originally posted by Roger

Can someone explain to me why it is such a bad thing to want to write and produce music that people like?


Beats me. I guess it's the theory that if the common masses like something it can't be "real art." That's a tough view to defend on the evidence. The general populace has better taste than elitist critics give them credit for. What's commercial and what's quality are often the same thing. I'm certain the Mona Lisa is a more viable commodity than my drawing of a stick man. Does that mean my stick man is "true art" and Da Vinci's product is too commercial to be respected?
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