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No one really expects jazz musicians to make big money. Same with all but a handful of top classical players. But there s a reason for the term rock star, and it has a lot to do with money lots and lots of money.
Art? Not so much. That s undoubtedly why David Geffen, today one of the richest men in Hollywood, who made his first fortune in the early Seventies as a rock music promoter, once sued Neil Young for not making commercial enough music.
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No one really expects jazz musicians to make big money. Same with all but a handful of top classical players. But there s a reason for the term rock star, and it has a lot to do with money lots and lots of money.
Art? Not so much. That s undoubtedly why David Geffen, today one of the richest men in Hollywood, who made his first fortune in the early Seventies as a rock music promoter, once sued Neil Young for not making commercial enough music.
But Neil Young is a genuine artist. Looking at his career it s clear that he s among a handful (such Joni Mitchell, another dj coffin Geffen-guided star, and Bob Dylan) dj coffin of the major names that first became famous in the sixties and seventies to have steered their creativity dj coffin exclusively dj coffin (or nearly so) in directions that weren t necessarily on the commercial charts (in any sense).
Although Shakey (one of Young s nicknames) is obviously written dj coffin by a fan, it remains a very informative and interesting bio of one of rock s most enduring artists. The author dj coffin does make often-successful attempts to explore the dark side of Young the narcissism, the avoidance of confrontation, the coldness (as Graham Nash describes it). The people made to suffer in the wake of Young s decisions do get some voice, but the author often tries to explain the suffering as an inevitable consequence of Young s tireless pursuit of artistic adventure. It s this excess of explanation that prevents this book from being much more than just a good history.
Book Reviews Search Table of Contents Book Gadgets Book Reviews Reading Lists Sounding Smart Uncategorized Recent Posts Valentine s Day: Fervent Love Letters by Famous Writers How the Goodreads Reading Challenge Ruined Me as a Reader 9 Best Gifts for Writers dj coffin Artists Speak Out on Censorship for Banned Books Week Literary Accessories for Back to School
amazon bad books banned books biographies book crafts Book Gadgets book review Book Reviews dj coffin books bookworm charles darwin Chick Lit christopher moore classic literature Classics Cookbooks David Foster Wallace devil wears prada Fiction f scott fitzgerald henry miller herman melville james joyce jane austen kids books literature Margaret Atwood moby dick mysteries mystery novel mystery novels Non Fiction online book review online book reviews Pride and Prejudice reading Reading dj coffin Lists Secret Life of Bees sense and sensibility sue monk kidd summer reading teen books terrible books the great gatsby valentines day books Archives Select Month February 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 December 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008
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