Re: Where have all the ugly musicians gone?

From: R. Scott (framboise@mindspring.com)
Date: Fri Mar 17 2000 - 20:11:17 MET

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    Deep....and totally on the money, IMO.

    peace,
    R. Scott
    framboise@mindspring.com

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "stephanie" <nnine@yahoo.com>
    To: "Elson Trinidad" <elson@westworld.com>; "dj t-bird" <djt_bird@yahoo.com>
    Cc: <Leftalive1@aol.com>; "acid-jazz list" <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 10:56 AM
    Subject: Re: Where have all the ugly musicians gone?

    > you could come up with a pile of examples from any
    > corner of this argument....
    >
    > 2 of my goddesses, bjork and ani di franco, are
    > ridiculously talented and inspiring, and jaw-drop
    > stunning as well, with an ever-morphing look that
    > encapsulates what their minds and souls are all about.
    > then again, their beauty is non-traditional.
    >
    > what pisses me off about the ugly/pretty thing, is how
    > inflexible people's definitions of "beauty" can be. i
    > was watching a gospel night at the apollo a few weeks
    > ago and the power that came out of the women
    > singing--slinky, satiny and sinewy to big, bold and
    > brassy, was like a force of nature. (here we're also
    > talking about the vibe the person radiates.) I get so
    > much joy watching a BIG voice blast out of a BIG woman
    > with a BIG smile and attitude. I don't see how more
    > people don't think that's devastatingly beautiful.
    > much more pleasing in my mind than any of the hundreds
    > of boring little blond hollywood clones.
    >
    >
    > --- Elson Trinidad <elson@westworld.com> wrote:
    > > True, but then it also goes both ways. Ugly
    > > musicians do get respect for their
    > > talent and art...for example, Leonard Cohen or
    > > Philip Glass. Whereas a pretty
    > > face would probably never get their props even if
    > > they had the talent...If
    > > Britney Spears were the world's greatest singer and
    > > songwriter (hypothetically
    > > speaking, of course :)), no one would really care.
    > >
    > > --
    > >
    > > - 30 -
    > >
    > > :. elson trinidad, los angeles, california, usa
    > > :. elson@westworld.com
    > > :. www.westworld.com/~elson
    > >
    > > "funny how frustration breeds desire" - meja
    > >
    >
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