Disposable Entertainment
Before our run of gigs, Spencer took his daughter to the Piston’s game last week. He texted me an observation as Silentó sang “Watch me whip, watch me nae nae” at half-time, and Spencer watched his daughter sing along in awe.
“Disposable entertainment, Mike!”
“That sums up the music biz,” I replied.
At times, songwriters might feel at odds with pop culture, a fight for attention beneath the current trends; but fads are usually following in the footsteps of something else that was groundbreaking and authentic. Our fight with the current fads may not be what it seems, but actually a choice to follow our own path.
Who knows, maybe what you are doing is a few steps ahead of the next trend. The danger is if you are truly on the edge with your art, there’s a chance you might be too far ahead and not break into mainstream; however, you may influence the next center.
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