# Musicians that just don't give a F\*ck what you think. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 24, 2014, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160 "2014-05-24T05:47:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/1 "2014-05-24T05:47:18Z")
Post your favorite artists who just do their own thing with a certain vengeance. Most if not all of these types will at best achieve some sort of semi fame where you will always be able to find people who have no idea what you are talking about. Die Antwoord, I don’t think there are words to explain. If at the end of the video you have no idea what just happened, thats ok. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JvMXVHVr72A/maxresdefault.jpg "DIE ANTWOORD - PITBULL TERRIER") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvMXVHVr72A) Tom Waits, a living breathing legend who to this day is less well known than hundreds of “musicians” that aren’t fit to lick the ground hes walked on. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1wfamPW3Eaw/hqdefault.jpg "Tom Waits - Chocolate Jesus") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wfamPW3Eaw) Mike Patton, From his punk days in Faith No More to his crooning with Lovage this guy just keeps breaking molds. [Lovage "Book of the Month" (full video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwBRkN9__uc) not sure what the hell is up with the video in this one but the song is fine. Dan the Automator, a Tangent off of Mike Patton. (Hes the guy next to Mike in the last video) this guy is an underground legend, one of the masterminds behind Gorillaz, he also produced the above Lovage album, Deltron 3030 with Del tha Funky Homosapien, and Handsome Boy Modeling School with Prince Paul. Show me what you got Dopers. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/2 "2014-05-24T10:19:59Z")
Neil Young. Let’s not forget the Beatles. It all seems so inevitable in hindsight, but it wasn’t. In each of their albums starting (arguably) with _Rubber Soul_, they ventured into territories with no guarantee the public would follow them there. ETA: Would cats like Cecil Taylor and Ornette Coleman fit in this thread? ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/3 "2014-05-24T10:28:55Z")
> [@Critical1](#): > > Mike Patton, From his punk days in Faith No More to his crooning with Lovage this guy just keeps breaking molds. > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwBRkN9\_\_uc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwBRkN9__uc) not sure what the hell is up with the video in this one but the song is fine. The video reminds me of my favorite ones from the first years of MTV (1981-82), by The Tubes, Gary Wright, David Bowie, and the like. Creative, odd, cheaply futuristic with a bit of nerdy soft-core “porn.” ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/4 "2014-05-24T11:58:15Z")
Iggy Pop. The man don’t give a fuck. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/5 "2014-05-24T12:06:18Z")
**Lou Reed** is the ultimate. Metal Machine Music anyone? I vote for **Prince** - he changed his name to get out of a contract, and makes sure he controls every aspect of his music and how it gets shared. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/6 "2014-05-24T12:18:21Z")
Frank Zappa ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/7 "2014-05-24T13:10:27Z")
Bob Dylan ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/8 "2014-05-24T15:19:32Z")
Eminem ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/9 "2014-05-24T15:36:35Z")
[Dare I say it] G. G. Allin? ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/10 "2014-05-24T15:39:03Z")
Steve Albini Sun Ra probably didn’t, either. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/11 "2014-05-24T15:47:57Z")
Tori Amos used to be like that, but she seems to have slipped into commercial. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/12 "2014-05-24T16:15:10Z")
Yoko Ono ---
**Author:** ![Learjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/13 "2014-05-24T16:17:09Z")
I’m a musician, and I don’t give a f\*\*k what you think. (That’s ok with you, isn’t it?) ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/14 "2014-05-24T16:26:32Z")
> [@Learjeff](#): > > I’m a musician, and I don’t give a f\*\*k what you think. > > (That’s ok with you, isn’t it?) The feeling is mutual 😉 ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/15 "2014-05-24T16:33:31Z")
[Crispin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH6b_lSQst0) [Glover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKoP_hM_nUc)? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/16 "2014-05-24T17:52:23Z")
Which musicians give a fuck what I think? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/17 "2014-05-24T18:16:18Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Which musicians give a fuck what I think? Most pop musicians that really and truly are in it for the money. A band like, say, One Direction is going to disappear if their next few songs don’t chart, and if those guys can’t be creative on their own they’ll all have ‘normal’ jobs as soon as their money runs out. 5-10 years or so. They well and truly do give a fuck what you think. They have to, it’s their job. That goes for most (many? a lot of?) ‘pop’ acts. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/18 "2014-05-24T18:19:57Z")
To add to the list, I’ll submit Bjork and Courtney Love. Courtney both in music and just in person. ---
**Author:** ![dada2fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/19 "2014-05-24T21:32:31Z")
David Bowie, pre-Let’s Dance era. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160/20 "2014-05-24T22:00:35Z")
> [@campp](#): > > Frank Zappa As a Zappa fan I must disagree. Frank hated his humorous lyrics even going so far as name an album Does Humor Belong In Music? and the Shut Up and Play Yer Guitar series. If he truly didn’t care what his fans thought he wouldn’t have continued with the humorous songs which were his most commercially successful works but feelings aside, he kept churning them out. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-that-just-dont-give-a-f-ck-what-you-think/689160.md?page=2)