What do you think of this quote from Synyster Gates?\n\n"I hope they realize that music is music, and that music is not a scene, not a style. Music is a beautiful fucking thing to listen to. It is not a thing to fucking preach to others about, it's not a fucking cause. It is what it is and that's a beautiful artform."
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And your point being what, music is music and you can't call it anything else.
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I agree with you. But i'd rather have it keep a low profile than be mainstream. Not everyone understands how to relax to our kind of music. Imagine all the skeptism non-listeners have said and will say if this breaks out of the box.
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Interesting. Where did you find the quote?
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A great quote...\n\n"I use the word "breeder" to insult people who wrap\nthemselves in the cloak of heterosexuality in order to show\noff the supremacy of their "life style" over mine or use it\nas a protection against AIDS.  The breeders of this world\nhave seen fit to produce offspring, but deny them them a\nchance to develop a positive self-image by erasing the lives\nof my sisters and brothers from textbooks, school education\nin general, media and so on.  So many brothers and sisters\ndie in vain because the breeders are against safer sex\neducation, which would "promote promiscuity." I say we\nshould be promiscuous, we should enjoy sex and stop\nbreeding.  If our planet is to survive, we need to stop\nprocreating." -- Jari Junikka
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If nothing offensive could be heard out in public, we would not have half of the music on the market today. I find abortion offensive, should that make it against the law? How about fat people in bikini's where does it end? We have to many stupid laws already.
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this is the first and probably the most favorite thrown around in philosophy class. very amusing, very self entertaining, very useless.\ntake your 'reality' as you know it ... your senses, your memories, your thoughts and feelings. now, cease to exsist. not too cool, is it? no fun at all. oh, btw we are all still here, but you're gone. (i've had the opportunity to reach the edge of death twice now, i know.)\n"laters"
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Hmmm u have 2 questions in one...\n\nIn this materialistic world, I feel its this Love and Unity that is still keeping us from becoming savages.\n\nMusic is supposed to be a gift of god to a few. It seems, when you write/play/sing a music which touches the soul of another person, then you have "created" something with the touch of His hand...
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Dear zen\nPatz have stated pretty much what I was thinking in a so complete and beautiful manner that I shall refrain from writing anything else here.\n\nOops! "Not an answer"!  Hmm...let me see...it could be...\n\nCheese!
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I agree with some ideas you laid out. I think there is a lot of emotional turbulence clearly being expressed through not only the type of music but lyrics and lifestyle of artists. Unfortunately, listening to such music does affect our minds in a negative way (at least those who are content with their life), and all one can do at that moment is turn the radio off. Most people eventually grow out of it after they realize the noise is really taking away their inner peace. I'm glad you have found your shelter but unfortunately society in general would need a miracle to change the pace and content of that which drives the lifestyle of general population.
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hears one.\n\n"When life life does not find a singer to sing her heat, she produces a philosopher to speak her mind. " -- Kahlil Gibran
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To be honest Id never heard of this (knew the song) until now.\n\nIts what they say, learn something new every day.\n\nJust got to work out if its a good thing to learn lol\n\nCheck the link for some possible material ideas.
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I'm with MojoMan - "For there will come amongst you hordes of tiny demon-pigs, who will lower the standards of musicianship for the human race. And they shall be legion, and they shall proclaim their own glory and the joy of their own "music" with straight faces while the world both laughs and weeps at once."\n\nThe list is almost endless, stretching back, as has been said, to the time of the classical composers and virtuosos. In recent years, some names that especially stand out are:\nVanilla 'WTF is he doing up there?" Ice\nMC "Fetch Me A" Hammer\nThe New Kids on the "Chopping" Block\nMilli"on shots of valium" Vanilli\nLindsey "I'm an actress! No, a singer! No, a drunk! No, bullimic! Or..Something" Lohan\nHilary "Who am I and what have you done with my sense of irony?" Duff\nFall Out (of a plane without a parachute) Boy\n\nYou see, the thing is, it used to be simple - musicians wishing to strike a deal with Hell worked on the principle that if Hell gave them the power to be really great musicians, they'd be successful. That's how we got Liszt, and Jimi, and Janis. we've got a long lease out on Keith Richards, but the bugger keeps slipping past us - techinclaly he should have been dead a decade ago. \n\nNowadays though, the would-be hellslaves don't care about the music, just the celebrity. So now Hell gets double usage out of them all - the devil gets their souls, AND gets to drown us with their insipid drivel while they're here. Very efficient, but a nightmare for those of us who want to listen to good music.
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What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! how infinite in faculties! in form and moving, how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension, how like a god! the beauty of the world! the paragon of animals! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me; no, nor woman neither, though by your smiling you seem to say so." \n\n--From Hamlet (II, ii, 115-117)
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The issue about music is a couple of days sermon on its own so im gonna try and condense it into a few words. please bear with me.Music is not just music. its about the spirit behind music.Whatever music u listen to the spirit of the person where the music originated from follows the music wherever it goes(see Davids example from the Bible 1 Samuel 16: the spirit departed from Saul because David had the Spirit of God within him which he played through the harp into Saul causing the evil spirit in Saul to leave since darkness and light cannot mix).So listening to music can open u up to spirit(s) that it is carrying.\n Also music is a form of worship to God and we all know how the devil tries to copy or at least pervert everything God does because the devil wants to be God. The devil was originally an angel of music til pride set in and then he was kicked out of heaven.(a word of advice stay away from pride dont praise yourself coz once u do u tend to lose focus on the fact that God gave u ALL you are) The devil didnt lose the gifts or talents he was created with so he uses those things to pervert  whatever he can. Now the devil knows that Christians still like entertainment and the devil intends to be worshipped whatever way he can so he cunningly infiltrated the music industry and will make you believe that anything goes as long as it has good lyrics. See i dont know where rap started from but i know half the time u cant hear what their singing anyway so they could say good stuff run thru bad stuff and youd neva know. The Bible says we should abstain from all appearance from evil(1 thessalonians 5:22).Rap appears evil- its hard to tell Christian rap from  secular rap if the two are just similar then shouldnt we stay away anyway. I definitely know about hip hop that it is a no no coz u will find that the form of music was started by people who claimed there was no God and that the black man was God. The spirit that started the music still hasnt left the music.It has just modified itself so it could appeal to more people. the devil will deceive u any way he can so dont think just because the lyrics sound right then all is well. Disclaimer i am not saying all the people writing Christian rap, hiphop, rock or whatever other kinds of music are not right i am saying the spirit behind the music isnt right.\n\n whether u know the truth or not the truth stil remains the truth. i hope this truth will set someone free. u dont have to take my word for this music thing. Go to God and ask that the Holy Spirit will tell you Himself more about this music issue.When Jesus was going to the Father after His ressurrection He promised to send us the Holy spirit to be our helper.(John 14:25-27) If u ask that He helps you , u will find that anytime whatever music is played your spirit man within will either be disturbed or be at peace. Also ask for the gift of discernment(1 Corinthians 12:9-11) that u may grow in this respect and live to please our Father in heaven. Take care y'all and may God bless you. with love. P
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Artists should just play music at their concerts and keep politics out of it. What a downer to pay big bucks for a ticket to one of their concerts (or anyone's show) and have to hear rhetoric that I don't subscribe to. It's just disrespectful. If I wanted to hear their political views, I'd catch them on Larry King Live or something. What hicks!
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Well this quote seems to be a little cynical.  I don't know much about Mary Ellen Kelly, but my impression from this quote is that the natives are ridiculed by American's who have dubbed themselves "smart" and therefore are judgemental.  They see the drums as worthless noise when the very horns that are blown at traffic are seen as unneccessary or are objects of scorn to the natives.  It is a look at ethnocentrism and the lack of tolerance or understanding for other cultures.
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I like the latter statement.  :-)   I am an artist at heart.  :-)  Artists are highly spiritual people.\n\nEDIT:   Sorry, honey, I am atheist.  :-)  Even atheists can be spiritual.  :-)