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interview with a musician (unsure of publication)

Author:
Loraine

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Date Posted: 05/14/03 9:32

From a 1979 interview with Nick Gilder:

"Of course, the standard can be raised. There are so
many people who will listen to pop. There's no reason
why it should be any particular thing. Why do people
have this preoccupation with "Art" - that music is
"Art" within a particular thing; "Art" is a particular
thing? To me, pop is an art as much as anything. It has
as much to offer.
"But it's not treated as art, especially in this
country. They say that it's a second rate form of
expression, not to be taken seriously or viewed with
the same "respect" as they say, Led Zeppelin playing at
the Forum. Why shouldn't you go to the Forum and see
Nick Lowe or whoever? ..., give me the Bay City
Rollers. I don't care. Something different...."

(edited for a family-safe environment)

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