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Originally Posted by Super Negro
djing a bunch of someone elses music probably commands more cash than rollins dreams on making on his little spoken word tour....even though I agree with the euro trash dj's, they usually get $20k+ a night when they play large gigs
and btw, that ENTIRE tirade he went off on has been done over and over and over again by numerous comedians and talk show hosts, so who is replaying old samples?
one thing I pride myself on, is I may not love all music, but I sure as hell don't go off on other people for their tastes in music, everyone has their own styles, and if we all got mad at anyone not listening to music we like, the world would be a hateful place
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I think his point is that many people seem to like this music because they are told it is cool. It is like when you wear a shirt because other people tell you it is in style, not because you like it. I think he is mostly railing against people who just follow the herd and don't explore different things for themselves. Rollins will be the first to admit he is not for everyone and most people will not like his music, but he would rather someone hate him and have passion for what they like than to just be indifferent about everything and like something because it makes you shake your ass and goes well with ecstasy.
I interviewed Rollins for a music magazine I used to write for. We spent the day going all over Seattle. He is one of the smartest, most intense and well spoken people I have ever interviewed or spoken to.