Hahaha... lol!
Kanye suddenly has 53 millions of reasons to maximize his earnings..... is Kim packing her bags soon?
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Kanye West Releases Single 'Famous' From New Album on Apple Music [Updated]
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Kanye suddenly has 53 millions of reasons to maximize his earnings..... is Kim packing her bags soon?
BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....Oh wait, you are serious. ...BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Very much this. I love Apple hardware because it works really well. Because it was made by people who were trying really hard to do something great (and they succeeded brilliantly). Steve Jobs was a very private person. He was by all accounts quite difficult to work with, and often quite harsh to people. He was very passionate, about making the best devices he could.
Kanye West is also very passionate. About Kanye West. He's pretty much the reigning queen of self-aggrandizement (despite Trump's hard work to unseat him). Lupend88 would appear to be a very dedicated early member of the Kanye West Fan Club, possibly in the low thousands. The founder, and first 999 members, of the Fan Club are Kanye West. Nobody is a bigger fan of Kanye West than Kanye West, and no matter how much talent he may have, he claims to have orders of magnitude more. Loudly. And often. This is a large part of why so many people don't like him, I think.
Standing on the mountaintop screaming continuously about how great you are, doesn't make people think you're great, it makes them think you're a jerk, and/or mentally unstable. Comparing yourself, in the process, to long lists of very talented musicians and claiming you're as good or better than all of them, makes it clear that you're a self-aggrandizing blowhard. Insulting other people (and in some cases _literally_ stealing their spotlight) in the process, makes you look like a dick.
Just think how great Kayne West could be if he stopped for 10 seconds before he spoke. I agree with you but, his talents and message gets lost as soon as he speaks. His attitude followed by his comments really destroy his credibility. Interesting, turns off many who might actually give him and his music a chance. Seems to be a trend today, radically offensive speech now the new normal in more then just music.
He's a rockstar. The biggest of our generation. Rockstars don't filter themselves, rockstars aren't PC. Rockstars scream, stir up controversy, and most importantly, impact our generation more than anyone else.
Okay, then, here are 50 rockstars that have been very influential over the years; many of whom have also been controversial. Please be good enough to point out which of these have put anywhere near as much energy into endless self-aggrandizement and insulting other musicians and fans, as Kanye West has. Since, as you say, rockstars stir up controversy, this ought to be easy.
Aerosmith, The Beatles, Beck, Chuck Berry, Black Flag, David Bowie, James Brown, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, The Clash, Elvis Costello, Depeche Mode, Bo Diddley, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Ice-T, Elton John, Janis Joplin, B.B. King, Kraftwerk, Lady Gaga, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Bob Marley, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Ozzy Osbourne, Parliament, Phish, Pink Floyd, The Police, Elvis Presley, Prince, Queen, The Ramones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Rolling Stones, Santana, The Sex Pistols, U2, Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Muddy Waters, The Who, Howlin' Wolf.
Or, look through the list at http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/ and pick a bunch from there.
Rockstars being controversial is not a new thing. But talent does not excuse crappy behavior.
Actually more people will listen to thin single on Apple Music that people would the entire album on tidal, thus generating more money.
I didn't say he was unskilled. I don't know what all goes into his so called art. I know what goes into mine and it's a lot of thinking and practice. But I have no way to judge his talent. Talent implies a natural gift that one does not have to work for. I say what he has is more luck than a natural gift. Even selling records is based on luck, right place right time with the right material.
Love or hate. One of the biggest artists out now. And for the past decade.
Make NO mistake...
I'm most certainly not a fan of Kanye.
However I do acknowledge his mindful choice to avoid the criminal thug life, to not glorify demeaning women, and to seek out a career that isn't built of the degenerate values of the hip hop titans like Dr. Dre, and other career criminals that Apple and it's executives gush over.
"I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more of it I seem to have."
- Coleman Cox
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comments above.
kidding (mostly)
So? Alvin and The Chipmunks and Milli Vannili also have won Grammy's that doesn't make either of them 'legitimate.'
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Actually he said 'NEVER NEVER NEVER' but guess he has to come up with his 53 million somehow...
[doublepost=1459235848][/doublepost]Instead of Tidal why didn't he make this a Pono store or Windows phone exclusive! Would probably reach a larger audience.
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Black Flag - If you ever have a chance to see Henry Rollins "talk" live, I urge you to go. He gets up and talks non-stop for hours about what he's been up to, and he is completely enthralling. So intense. Doesn't matter what he's talking about, it'll be interesting. One time he talked about taking a trip to the Middle East to just wander around and meet people to understand them better. At a time when it was especially bad to be a single American wandering around the area.
James Brown - too many years ago, a friend had a little hand-held sample-box, that was James Brown embellishments in your hand - "Hit Me!" was one of the four buttons it had. Man I miss that little thing.
The Grateful Dead - saw them a bunch live. Jerry's artistry was transcendent, his guitar work was like filigree work, like Leonardo doing all the little fiddly details on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling. From a distance, it averages out to sound just like the song everyone's playing, but up close, there was so much more detail, he was decorating everything fractal-like along the way.
Jimi Hendrix - Jimi's performance of "Red House" from Live at Winterland, is one of my favorite recordings ever (October 11, 1968, 1st show, 11m32s, and yes, it has to be this particular one). SO blues, much slow wailing.
Lady Gaga - Extremely media-savvy, agreed, but instead of just screaming "look at me", she makes herself worth lookng at and listening to. Tons of talent and following in Bowie's glam/fantasy footsteps.
Madonna - Yes, past her prime, but solid musical talent, and had an excellent ability to reinvent herself.
Nine Inch Nails - Best musician-related quote ever - Tori Amos: "Sometimes I think Trent really just needs a cup of hot chocolate and a blankie."
Parliament - Beavis had it right, "Bootsy's COOL!" The judges would have also accepted Victor Wooten, Tony Levin, Phil Lesh, or Geddy Lee.
Santana - Was really phenomenal live, brought an umpteen-piece percussion section.
In other news, I think I might need to marry you.
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