Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard about or seen the video footage of Kanye West jumping on the stage during the 2009 MTV video awards in the middle of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech.
Taylor is no idol of mine, and I think the MTV video awards are a waste of time, but come on - let the girl have her moment in the spotlight. Have we lost all respect and decorum as a society? Apparently so, after looking through the lyrics of a few Kanye West songs. Now having done that, and ruined my appetite for the day, I'm not sure why I would expect anything less from him.
This leads me on to another point - since when did pop music become such a lifeless joke? Most of the stuff in the charts is lacking in substance. Frankly, it's all crap. I just can't stand to listen to it anymore. It probably says something about our culture that we don't even care to think beyond the shallowest levels in anything that we do. All the majority want is soulless, background music and quick pop psychology fixes for the rest of their lives.
Yet that's another tangent altogether, so let's get back to Kanye the moronic egomaniac. Should we be surprised? No. As long as we reward idiocy with airplay, youtube clips and massive publicity, more of the same can be expected. Fame is sought after at all costs even if it's at the expense of someone, anyone (or everyone) else. Why should we even care what these people say, sing or think about? There have mostly done nothing that warrants us valuing their opinion.
I know what you're thinking - why should you care what I say, sing or think about? Well, any ideas that present themselves in my little brain tend to find themselves emerging as a rant or rave - whether I'm qualified to comment on it or not.
I guess I should try writing pop music...
Mindy Lansdale - 29968
Taylor is no idol of mine, and I think the MTV video awards are a waste of time, but come on - let the girl have her moment in the spotlight. Have we lost all respect and decorum as a society? Apparently so, after looking through the lyrics of a few Kanye West songs. Now having done that, and ruined my appetite for the day, I'm not sure why I would expect anything less from him.
This leads me on to another point - since when did pop music become such a lifeless joke? Most of the stuff in the charts is lacking in substance. Frankly, it's all crap. I just can't stand to listen to it anymore. It probably says something about our culture that we don't even care to think beyond the shallowest levels in anything that we do. All the majority want is soulless, background music and quick pop psychology fixes for the rest of their lives.
Yet that's another tangent altogether, so let's get back to Kanye the moronic egomaniac. Should we be surprised? No. As long as we reward idiocy with airplay, youtube clips and massive publicity, more of the same can be expected. Fame is sought after at all costs even if it's at the expense of someone, anyone (or everyone) else. Why should we even care what these people say, sing or think about? There have mostly done nothing that warrants us valuing their opinion.
I know what you're thinking - why should you care what I say, sing or think about? Well, any ideas that present themselves in my little brain tend to find themselves emerging as a rant or rave - whether I'm qualified to comment on it or not.
I guess I should try writing pop music...
Mindy Lansdale - 29968
