on 6/3/02 9:46 AM, Patrice L. Roussel at proussel@ichips.intel.com wrote:
Can Skip explain what Steve said that is so outrageous (unless of course if it so obvious and I am just totally clueless)?
Patrice.
Gladly and happily. The term "singer/songwriter" has been categorically stigmatized. Whenever the term is thrown around, it almost automatically infers some self-congradulatory self-piteous, professionally sensitive tripe, ala Cat Stevens or Jackson Browne. It (the term) alludes any kind positive connotation, and there are really amazing singer-songwriters in the most classic sense of the term who do not fall into the "professionally sensitive" mold -- Tom Waits, Lyle Lovett, Randy Newman, Dave Alvin, Lauryn Hill, and Paul Westerberg have all referred to themselves as singer-songwriters. But the mainstream perception of the term has lost any value, largely because it means "someone like Dan Fogelberg". skip h