Music is Art… Until it’s Not

I think the biggest stigma towards art creation is the act of selling out. And a lot of the time with music we see it a lot, where you’ll have a band or artist dedicated to the craft and making sure everything they make is up to their standards but then when they start making a huge amount of money the worry to keep the art alive is outweighed by the need to sell to the consumer. I’m just wondering while looking at these bands is if the music they’re making could still be considered as art.

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As soon as the artist lose the drive to create and are just creating for the sake of money or contractual agreements, I believe it isn’t art. Art is something that requires compassion towards the artform from the creator and if you lack that drive fans notice and won’t want to support said art.

“Their first 4 albums defined heavy metal and thrash back in the day. (Kill ‘Em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, and… And Justice for All) After that, they became huge sellouts. The Black Album was ok, but it isn’t what Metallica should be. Everything they’ve released since 1991 has been alternative, hard rock, mainstream garbage.” -ryanrimmel (TheTopTens looking at Metallica as the #1 sellout in music.)

It’s definitely hard to watch, especially as fans as you know these bands or artist have stopped caring about something that you as a listener and as a supporter care about. It also creates worries when listening to other bands that they’ll also follow suit and sell out.

However way you look at it shows that if a band or artist specifically goes out of their way not to sell out, their art is worth caring about as the creator cares about it themselves.

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