Can world poverty be solved through music?
Posted by Ash on July 6th, 2005 in Blogs | No Comments »
Thanks to Hugh McLeod of GapingVoid.com we can see what Live 8 was truly all about.
Modified comment from GapingVoid.com
Why should we (as consumers of music) spend the billions on cd’s, dvd’s, mp3’s, concert tickets, and accessories while musicians (some well-intentioned) continue to pretend to care about world poverty. The musicians, in this case, are getting all the benefit here (publicity, face time, money, etc.).
Idolizing musicians who sell overpriced music and entertainment while telling their lies (see Seth Godin’s All Marketers are Liars) and encouraging us to personally spend more money (through higher taxes) is not my idea of gaining ground in tackling world poverty.
Tell me really, if Bono cares so much, how much is he donating to Africa? I venture to guess that Bono has made more money than several small country’s GDP throughout his career and yet he lives very well. Does it matter that I don’t like Bono? Sorry.
I guess I’m just tired of publicity skunks (musicians in this case).
