The Artist versus the Art- Music Talk
Graham Craycraft You can’t have music without having the artists to create it. My favorite genre of music is singer-songwriter which covers a wide range of genres. These artists put their lives, or lives of characters, into their songs. Often times you can find more about the artist in these songs than in any interview or article. It is one of the most pure expressions of tribulation, joy, and often suffering. For years artists have used this platform to explore their own lives, but also the world around them. People may love an artist and their music until they learn about their political, social, or religious views. A perfect example of this is when my buddy Michael (the other guy who writes here) told me that he just couldn’t listen to Steve Earle anymore after seeing him in show on the LSD tour. Earle is a known socialist and sports the Hammer and Sickle on his drummer’s kit as well as t-shirts. When Michael saw this something changed. Even though previously enjoying Earle’...