on 6/28/02 1:36 PM, Patrice L. Roussel at proussel@ichips.intel.com wrote:
On Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:21:48 -0700 skip Heller wrote:
I agree, and I think it's much the same as rock star adulation. You have guys who are less musicians that icons of a cause. And I prefer my musicians be people whose music I like rather than people whose music I used to like but whose efforts I respect (Bill frisell, I'm talking to YOU).
Also, I think calling people "Gods" is silly. I have friends who are
You use capital G, not me :-). I meant god in the casual sense of hero, model, you name it.
Patrice.
It's a typo. And I still think making a hero out of a musician is questionable. As Jello Biafra said, "If there's gonna be a revolution, you better hope it's not led by musicians." That's different than loving somebody's music. The few heroes I have who are musicians offered something up other than just good records. sh