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[bblackwood]

I don't find it surprising that most ignored a street musician, I guess I'm somewhat disappointed that people are so busy and/or musically uneducated that they can't appreciate a world-renowned musician playing right beside them.

[Fibes]

bblackwood wrote on Tue, 06 January 2009 12:07

I don't find it surprising that most ignored a street musician, I guess I'm somewhat disappointed that people are so busy and/or musically uneducated that they can't appreciate a world-renowned musician playing right beside them.

Well uh yeah but what if he was playing popular hits in a virtuosic fashion?

That's the real test.

For some it's the message not the messenger.

My .02.

[Edvaard]

But Jay brought up a -great- point here.

If any of you were 'ken' to this sort of music to begin with, might you not find it annoying that someone 'threw this at you' on your way to work or on the way home?

My own initial impression might be (first two seconds), "this guy is GREAT, why don't they have him at lunch, what ARE these/this idiot/s doing having such as this, at time of day when it's impossible to assimmilate?





But then, that's just me...

 

[Samc]

bblackwood wrote on Tue, 06 January 2009 17:07

I don't find it surprising that most ignored a street musician, I guess I'm somewhat disappointed that people are so busy and/or musically uneducated that they can't appreciate a world-renowned musician playing right beside them.

Given the circumstances I'm not too surprised; Most people who are rushing to a 9-5 job in the morning (in a big city) are probably in auto mode and would probably not even notice that the guy was even playing.

I'm also pretty sure those who stopped didn't do so because they recognized his, and the music's greatness from the scant seconds they got rushing by.

[Edvaard]

Fibes wrote on Tue, 06 January 2009 14:14

bblackwood wrote on Tue, 06 January 2009 12:07 I don't find it surprising that most ignored a street musician, I guess I'm somewhat disappointed that people are so busy and/or musically uneducated that they can't appreciate a world-renowned musician playing right beside them. Well uh yeah but what if he was playing popular hits in a virtuosic fashion? That's the real test. For some it's the message not the messenger. My .02.

Serving purpose of discourse, there's a previous opinion in contrivance there, ...

http://www.atomicmall.com/view.php?id=150720

"The Singer, Not The Song"

But, we have to keep in mind who's saying that.