[MTVN]

What he seems to be saying is that because things were worse they were better, and that because the situation was so crap for so many people it made their music and art a lot more meaningful or something, I don't think crime and general disorder is a lot worse today than it was 20/30 years ago either. I agree with Ammi, seems more like he's just got rose tinted glasses on tbh.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by MTVN

What he seems to be saying is that because things were worse they were better, and that because the situation was so crap for so many people it made their music and art a lot more meaningful, I don't think crime and general disorder is a lot worse today than it was 20/30 years ago either. I think he's just got rose tinted glasses on tbh.

Yes indeed, that's what my grandad said about WW2 times as well....but I doubt it was 'better times'