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In
a nutshell, Zappa’s comment of rock journalism sums up the ‘rock scene’ accurately.
Then again, when one looks critically at it, there are a few exceptions. Let’s measure
this up.
One
of my personal favourite bands of all time is Queen. Each
member had some sort of degree in music. Contrast these legends with The Runaways; these ladies dropped out
of school to pursue their career in music. It comes to show that there are different learning methods after all; there are
more than thirteen ways to kill a cat.
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Thus,
rock journalism ‘captures’ the essence of the rock scene. Why? It appeals to
their audiences. Imagine reading a Harvard style article of Greenday in the Kerrang or Rolling Stone?
It would simply not appeal to their target audience and it will definitely not
sell.
Mr.
Zappa had a good point, although he tends to stereotype that all musicians and
aspiring musicians are idiots. This is NOT the case. Indirectly he would call himself a moron since
he dropped out of school and taught the art of music to himself.
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