Comments on: Selling Out is Flippin’ Fantastic! http://www.halfstepup.com/articles/selling-out-is-flippin-fantastic Modernly Trained Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:49:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Young Prof http://www.halfstepup.com/articles/selling-out-is-flippin-fantastic/comment-page-1#comment-32 The Young Prof Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:44:36 +0000 http://halfstepup.com/?p=55#comment-32 WORD! What Kristian said! WORD! What Kristian said!

]]> By: Kristian H http://www.halfstepup.com/articles/selling-out-is-flippin-fantastic/comment-page-1#comment-14 Kristian H Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:39:50 +0000 http://halfstepup.com/?p=55#comment-14 I think "selling out" is a bullshit concept to begin with. It's something someone says when they don't really know anything about what they're talking about. For example, generally, if a musician did a commercial for Coke, they'd be a "sellout", right? Cuz it's a huge corporation, and monetarily motivated, and doesn't really have anything to do with music. So now what if a musician does an ad for Fender guitars? That's also a huge corporation, and I don't think anyone does it for free, i.e., monetary motivation (even if you just get a hook up on guitars, that does what now... save you money!). But, it is musically related, granted, so people let it go. So then what if the ad is for Apple? All of the above applies, AND it's musically relevant, because Apple runs iTunes and makes software like GarageBand and Logic. So now what? Sellout? Personally, as long as a musician still takes the time to create music and give it their all, they ain't sellouts, they just payin' bills. And if ever there's a day when they give up on treating the music with respect, then they're not sellouts... they're quitters. Besides, there's really only one person you could call a "sellout" musician: Gene Simmons. But I think he's great, so, fuck it. I think “selling out” is a bullshit concept to begin with. It’s something someone says when they don’t really know anything about what they’re talking about. For example, generally, if a musician did a commercial for Coke, they’d be a “sellout”, right? Cuz it’s a huge corporation, and monetarily motivated, and doesn’t really have anything to do with music. So now what if a musician does an ad for Fender guitars? That’s also a huge corporation, and I don’t think anyone does it for free, i.e., monetary motivation (even if you just get a hook up on guitars, that does what now… save you money!). But, it is musically related, granted, so people let it go.

So then what if the ad is for Apple? All of the above applies, AND it’s musically relevant, because Apple runs iTunes and makes software like GarageBand and Logic. So now what? Sellout?

Personally, as long as a musician still takes the time to create music and give it their all, they ain’t sellouts, they just payin’ bills. And if ever there’s a day when they give up on treating the music with respect, then they’re not sellouts… they’re quitters.

Besides, there’s really only one person you could call a “sellout” musician: Gene Simmons. But I think he’s great, so, fuck it.

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