Regarding music, there is no doubt that everything is inspired by something existing. I think some artists can be parasitic, for example, a band quickly records a song and changes very little in terms of style, arrangement, and instrumentation to profit off the success of an existing song. But I would like to think most successful artist…
Regarding music, there is no doubt that everything is inspired by something existing. I think some artists can be parasitic, for example, a band quickly records a song and changes very little in terms of style, arrangement, and instrumentation to profit off the success of an existing song. But I would like to think most successful artists do something different to existing art, thereby creating new art. That may be in how they write lyrics. It may be how they combine diverse genres. It may be the sound they're able to achieve. Good artists bring something unique that makes them worth listening to.
Do you hold that there is such a thing as a legitimate and subconscious ear-worm that can imbed itself and result in facsimile 'creations' of new work, without being aware of facsimile until attention or a cease and desist letter re-focuses that mysterious creative moment. No parody or satire intended here, am curious about the common incidence of such melodic or lyrical rearrangement within our noggin......Neuro collage so to speak....
Regarding music, there is no doubt that everything is inspired by something existing. I think some artists can be parasitic, for example, a band quickly records a song and changes very little in terms of style, arrangement, and instrumentation to profit off the success of an existing song. But I would like to think most successful artists do something different to existing art, thereby creating new art. That may be in how they write lyrics. It may be how they combine diverse genres. It may be the sound they're able to achieve. Good artists bring something unique that makes them worth listening to.
Do you hold that there is such a thing as a legitimate and subconscious ear-worm that can imbed itself and result in facsimile 'creations' of new work, without being aware of facsimile until attention or a cease and desist letter re-focuses that mysterious creative moment. No parody or satire intended here, am curious about the common incidence of such melodic or lyrical rearrangement within our noggin......Neuro collage so to speak....
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