Quincy Jones has zero fucks to give: his Interview; shades Michael, Jimi, Ringo, Cyndi, etc

[drad_dog]

@scabpicker

Indeed, if there’s a position that makes my eyes hurt from rolling, it’s that music stopped being good at some time in the past. I don’t have much time for Jones, and far less for Jackson. To hear Jones trot out that tired old nonsense makes me have even less time for him. It implies that he didn’t understand something fundamental about music as I see it, no matter how much money he made in the industry.

And the serious art world never thought too much of Dali - not necessarily a position I share, but it’s true. He’s much more important as an example of being at the forefront of self-promotion, rather than being at the forefront of painting.

You left out your explanation of what is fundamental about music. You’re saying you have it but you’re holding out? It’s the thing QJ didn’t have. We know that much.

Do you have a “smooth” market vision where all songs are in a big uniform cultural stream that never stops, or changes qualitatively. You would have to cite for that. If music changes it can be better or worse. Or the same for a few data points. But it won’t be identical. So the idea that music is always partially good to a similar ratio is ridiculous.

Tired old nonsense comes in many forms.