Saturday, September 26, 2009

Semantics - I guess


What came first, the music or the misery?
People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss.
Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?
John Cusack - High Fidelity.


This quote has been running around my head lately. I think it applies to more than just music, but don't quote me on that.

1 comment:

Cian said...

I' pretty sure it applies to French Cinema (obviously excluding Amelie) too.