Damon Albarn writes all the music for The Gorillaz, a famous electronic band most famous for their song Feel Good Inc. But it's not the attractive beats nor smooth melodies that make me love this band, its the way they never show themselves, the way they completely stay out of the spotlight, never looking into a camera. Why is this attractive? It shows they don't make music for personal gain nor an ego. It shows they make music solely for the love it, nothing else. And they don't take it too far either, they do play live shows. They turn of all the lights, only keeping themselves illuminated by a giant screen playing supplements to the song. The effect is vivid, Damon Albarn plus the band all perfect silhouettes on stage. Their appearence completey hidden yet their music non the less great. They show that music isn't about how you look but the notes you make. They make it seem like it should be, They're making it seem like you dont have to have the looks to make it in the music buisness. This is the way music should be going, maybe not as far as not showing yourself, but leaning that way.
Interesting. It is a shame that everything in our society--even the music industry--is tainted by sex appeal. I wonder how our culture got to this point--where vanity rules.
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