Oh my God!

I'm sorry, but I just don't understand why we should feel that today's music is not as good as yesterday's music. Honestly, I think its unbelievable how we as songwriters can sit here lamenting days gone by and how music 'ain't what it used to be' and judge the tastes of today's buying youth as opposed to when we were young.

Who gives a Sh&%t!

Its our job to be flexible and move the masses in whatever way we can - even when that means traversing the unknown territory of hip hop, rap, R&B, indie, and whatever else the masses are into.

Just because the music today is different from the music we listened to, doesn't make it any better or worse - its just different. Musical tastes change with each generation, so get a grip! I'm 42 and I'm sick of the posts denegrating the tastes of today's young people just because they are not into Dylan or the Beatles.

And please don't tell me that the public are unknowing victims of the music industry and they don't have a say in what they listen to. Rubbish! If the kids don't like it they won't listen to or buy it, so in my opinion, the buyer still has the ultimate say in what they want to hear. The record/publishing companies are tuned into what the buyer wants and they act accordingly. it would be bad business to do otherwise.

Now I'll sit here and wait for all the 'old fogey' posts slamming me for daring to be non-conforming, liberal, progressive and radical. Ring any bells, oh ye wild ones of the 60's revolution?

Kind regards,
Lisa Butler

http://www.lisabutlermusic.com
http://www.joyfulandfree.net