I fully agree. I feel like pop musics biggest “crime” is that the artist just hasn’t met themselves as deeply, and that’s reflected in their music. I think that’s okay for both the artist and the listener if that’s where they’re at in their personal journey, but the line between creating from that point vs creating to sell has become really blurred in pop music. You can kinda hear it though.
Love what you said about artists who haven’t “met themselves as deeply” - Ru Paul (lol) will often say that good performances must have a “point of view.” I think about that often when I write and when I consider other pieces of art (like music). You have to know yourself in order to have (and properly execute) your point of view. You can really tell when someone has it vs. when they don’t.
I fully agree. I feel like pop musics biggest “crime” is that the artist just hasn’t met themselves as deeply, and that’s reflected in their music. I think that’s okay for both the artist and the listener if that’s where they’re at in their personal journey, but the line between creating from that point vs creating to sell has become really blurred in pop music. You can kinda hear it though.
Love what you said about artists who haven’t “met themselves as deeply” - Ru Paul (lol) will often say that good performances must have a “point of view.” I think about that often when I write and when I consider other pieces of art (like music). You have to know yourself in order to have (and properly execute) your point of view. You can really tell when someone has it vs. when they don’t.