I recently came across a tweet that said, “Many people refer to the Deftones as a ‘nu metal’ band. Those people are wrong.” I can think of a time in my life in the not-distant past when this would cause me to nod and say, “Here, here, the Deftones are so much better than nu-metal.” But today, this kind of thing immediately irritates me.
I'm very much here for this discussion and super excited for the premiere tomorrow. I spend most of my time thinking about art and creativity, and what it means to be an artist within capitalism. I try to challenge my notions of "good" vs "bad" art, and question why I like some things better than others. I work really hard not to judge people for their music tastes, and try to understand what they are getting from a particular artist I happen to dislike. I think for me, the work of extricating commercialization from art-making is tricky AF. I look forward to your analysis, which I always appreciate.
I'm very much here for this discussion and super excited for the premiere tomorrow. I spend most of my time thinking about art and creativity, and what it means to be an artist within capitalism. I try to challenge my notions of "good" vs "bad" art, and question why I like some things better than others. I work really hard not to judge people for their music tastes, and try to understand what they are getting from a particular artist I happen to dislike. I think for me, the work of extricating commercialization from art-making is tricky AF. I look forward to your analysis, which I always appreciate.