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Re: Music Scene
At 4:29 PM +0200 4/19/06, Stefan Tiedje wrote:
>>But I think each of has to make a decision about why were doing what
>> we're doing. If we want to be pure artists then we take one path.
>>If we want to reach a lot of people maybe we take another path.
>
>This video does show that there are paths which serve both. This guy is
>reaching an audience and undoubtedly delivering art at the same time.
"Making art" and :reaching people" are not mutually exclusive,
fergawdsakes.
I've heard it said that it's easy to make a million dollars if you
don't care how you do it, and I suppose that's why there is so much
crap in the marketplace - but not all successful art is crap.
>I'd say the opposite: Art is not that what we produce at home without
>audience, the term art only makes sense within a context of an audience.
>And that means if we want to give something to the audience, we must not
>ignore them. But art is not about entertainment, though it could be
>entertaining...
>Performance is a special social experience with high risks and even
>more fun...;-)
>
>>Which is the better path? I don't know, but I think I choose Mozart.
>
>There is no better path than my own path and its neither Mozart nor
>Beethoven...
I like it!
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