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... so modern music sucks eh?
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"What does our popular music say about our society? Not much that is admirable, I would venture to suggest. Its aggressive banality, irritating repetitive beat, emphasis on ear-destroying volume, obsession with sexuality and violence, and almost total lack of nobility or intellectual content, creates a pitiful contrast to the music of previous centuries.
It is probably futile to struggle against this phenomenon, for it is only a symptom of the spiritual and moral emptiness of our civilization. Lust for money has ruined the arts, just as it has ruined so many other things. Schubert and Van Gogh poured out their hearts on paper and canvas, displaying an expertise of craftsmanship developed and handed down over centuries expecting - and in their particular cases receiving - little or no remuneration. The new pop stars, on the other hand, have almost no technical abilities - other than what may be supplied by their producers - and are inflated mostly through promotion, gimmicks, manipulation and an unwholesome desire to thrusts themselves before the public and earn obscene amounts of money".
... Anton Kuerti (1938-), Canadian musician and concert pianist
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