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Thread #149377 Message #3480534
Posted By: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
16-Feb-13 - 06:46 PM
Thread Name: [Formerly BS:] Musical snobbery
Subject: RE: BS: Musical snobbery
He could well be a genius. I don't understand the lyrics. There are lots of writers i don't understand. Some of them - you study and end up being rewarded. Not all truths can be simply stated. Some of them - you say - sod it I can't be bothered with.
It remains the artists prerogative to make his statement, and your prerogative to reject what he has to say, or his manner of saying it. That's how it should be in a liberal society.
You may well not approve of the language that he uses. Still where would we be if that were the criterion. James Joyce, DH Lawrence, William Burroughs were all withdrawn from circulation on those grounds.