[kj] Failed Music Critics?

[Leigh Newton]

Or maybe it was just an offhand remark. Lighten up,
douche.

--- "Darth E. Vader" <crackedmachine at yahoo.co.uk>
wrote:

> Earlier this week I chanced upon some unfounded
> gross
> generalisation from Lord Geigh Newton, the man Alex
> pumped full of gorm. It was something to the effect
> that he considers all so called music critics to be
> "failed musicians."
> 
> However, some music critics are not musicians at
> all,
> and never have been. Others are practising
> musicians,
> who may or may not have failed. For instance, I
> heard
> music critic David Keenan successfully play guitar
> in
> Taurpis Tula a few weeks ago.
> 
> By what criteria is a musician deemed to have failed
> anyway?
> 
> Artistic?
> 
> Economic?
> 
> How many music critics has Geigh Newton met?
> 
> How many has he read?
> 
> How many has he never read?
> 
> How did he reach this conclusion or was it just a
> load
> of ill informed opinionated bullshit?
> 
> The joke is on Geigh ultimately, as he seems like
> many
> of you, to be a failed music critic. We all have
> such
> fun spouting off on t'internet about music we like
> or
> don't like, but the music critics get paid for doing
> just that, get into gigs for free and get given lots
> of promotional CDs.
> 
> No wonder Geigh seems so bitterly jealous. Maybe he
> should try turning his hobby into a career?
> 
> (but the money's no good, just get a grip on
> yourself)
> 
> Cracked Machine irregular cyberzine
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> 
> Look at grafitti scrawled on the wall:
> Dubya can't catch family friend Bin Liner...
> But what the HELL?
> They talk to God!
> 
> 
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