On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 11:30 AM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Huh....let me ask you this: Is it possible to be talented in an area that > you don't like, and if so, how do you recognize it? I know you weren't asking me, but I have thought about this sort of thing before and thought I'd give my answer. I am very willing to recognize talent and skill in any genre of music, even genres I don't like. Generally though, artists are automatically disqualified from any chance of respect if any of the following is true: 1) They won their fame on a TV game show (ie: American Idol) 2) They are a trained puppet (ie: Boy bands, manufactured pop stars) Artists generally gain credibility and respect in my mind if they are able to *create* music and performance, not just regurgitate it. I am even willing to extend this credibility to boy band and American Idol types later in their careers if they actually create something of their own or have some other unusually outstanding talent beyond simply "a good voice". JT? That white boy can dance. -Cameron ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:344727 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
