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Oct 23 2011: The main art of music is creating new songs, not re-performing old ones. [view in context] 6911
Oct 23 2011: Most Pop icons of recent years (Britney, Whitney, etc) are "re-performers" of other people's work. Not a creative bone in their body. 6912
Oct 23 2011: Of the Pop icons of the 60s and 70s, only Paul Simon has remained creatively active. (Can you name another?) 6913
Oct 23 2011: The life of your standard Rock legend is lazy luxury punctuated by occasional tours to re-milk their old songs. 6914
Oct 23 2011: Elton John is the epitome of old school has-been. Hasn't written a good song in years. Lavish lifestyle, touring often enough to support it. 6915
Oct 23 2011: A mystery of music: Why are so many bands One-Hit Wonders? One hit ought to give you resources to make more, but inspiration seems to die. 6916
Oct 23 2011: Few who achieve success have the skills to capitalize on it. They just get lazy and lose direction. 6917
Oct 23 2011: Why must the music die? 6918
Oct 23 2011: The sad thing about music today is you have tour to make money. Recording in the studio won't do it. New songs won't do it. 6919
Oct 23 2011: Live audiences don't care about new songs. They want to hear the old ones played over and over. For a new song, they go "Huh?" 6920
Oct 23 2011: Music is the ultimate comfort food. No one really wants anything new. They want the old and comfortable. 6921
Oct 23 2011: Even Top 40 listeners don't really want new music. They're buying a familiar product—Britney or Beyonce—and don't care what they produce. 6922
Oct 23 2011: Publicity alone can generate a Top 40 hit, but it won't create Classic Hit. Only quality can do that. 6923
Oct 23 2011: Songwriting today is charity work. You do it because it needs to be done, not because you expect payment. Perhaps this is as it should be. [view in context]
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