tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454678288251074558.post4101081101994661784..comments2009-09-23T19:29:43.397-04:00Comments on Slanted and Enchanted: The Day the Music Diedrandalmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03955377838129990154noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454678288251074558.post-8438332542649681642009-09-23T19:29:43.397-04:002009-09-23T19:29:43.397-04:00Thanks! Lily Allen and her ilk are artists only in...Thanks! Lily Allen and her ilk are artists only in the<br />broadest, most hilarious sense of the word. Really, she's bitching<br />about her <b>livelihood</b> not her <b>"art."</b> I wonder what someone like Brian Eno or Lou Reed would think about this (if at all).randalmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03955377838129990154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454678288251074558.post-31660979786650173642009-09-23T19:16:18.022-04:002009-09-23T19:16:18.022-04:00Excellent post.
Lily Allen doesn't care at all ab...Excellent post.<br /><br />Lily Allen doesn't care at all about record companies EXCEPT that they are, as you point out, the means to becoming pop culture icons. And that's her goal. It's not about making great music, not about art.<br /><br />And how interesting -- turns out she's a copyright trampler herself when it suits her purpose:<br /><br />http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/let-s-kick-lily-allen-off-the-net-637713<br /><br />Pot, meet kettle!Bob Pritchardnoreply@blogger.com