Duran Duran Bassist Says Twitter "Dilutes Creative Powers"
These darned kids, what with their Twittering and Interwebs tubing and all.
All of this social media tom foolery is enough to dilute creative powers and potency from the artistic genius. At least that’s what John Taylor, Duran Duran bassist (and ’80s hair master) would have us believe. “When artists today are asked to Twitter their every thought, their every action, to record on video their every breath, their every performance, I believe they’re diluting their creative powers, their creative potency and the durability of their work,” Taylor writes.
I’m reminded of a statement that Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler made during the ’90s, complaining bitterly about how artists were expected to produce exciting music videos along with their music, to paint a picture to go along with the song.
Is it true that artists would be better off simply being allowed to concentrate on their art form if they didn’t have to be bothered with self-promotion and other ancillary activities? Or is opportunity more wide open than ever to create and distribute creative content because of the awesome power of the rocking Internet?
John Ditzel, Twitter user, is one who is not having it, tweeting: “So who diluted Duran Duran’s creative powers years ago before twitter?”
(this post originally appeared on Technorati)
