[Tom]

Originally Posted by teabag.

It was Gary Jarman from The Cribs and what he said was so true.
Why should that be taken away from an actuall artist who makes proper non manufactured music to songs that people don't really like? Its stupid

You can flip that over, why should it be taken away from someone who millions voted for?

And manufactured doesn't always mean generic, just see Elvis for that. And 'actual artist' doesn't equal good.

The bottom line is, it depends how it sounds. If its good it will sell, if its crap it won't sell. And you mention The Cribs, now it all makes sense why they sound so bitter, because they're crap and hardly ever break the top 20.

Just because you write your own stuff doesn't give you the upper hand over anyone else.