Elton John Says Internet is Destroying Music

Jared writes "Elton John says that the internet is destroying good music and "stopping people from going out and being with each other, creating stuff." He laments the way that the internet and the emerging industry of digital music has created a cold and impersonal world for artists to create new music in."

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Sure, Elton, sure.

[Kickstart70]

And Video killed the Radio star too, eh?

This states it better...

[Anonymous Coward]

In other news Music has stated that Elton John is destroying it.

Experiment?

[Tim Browse]

From TFA:

"I do think it would be an incredible experiment to shut down the whole internet for five years and see what sort of art is produced over that span."

If only there was a period in history when the internet didn't exist, so we could make a comparison to it.

I guess that's why they call it the blues...

[Howzer]

...Time on the 'net could be time spent with you
Clicking on banners, searching for lovers
Sneaking my laptop under the covers
And I guess that's why they call it the blues

Ah, Elton, always on hand with crappy lyrics badly modified for current events...

Re:Sucks to be you, Elton

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, I do know Who actually wrote it

- So who did?

- Yes!

(Sorry.)

Re:Sucks to be you, Elton

[Allison Geode]

he songs he writes are autobiographical, about people important to him, about things important to his lyricist, etc.

where does Crocodile Rock fit into this, exactly?

Re:Sucks to be you, Elton

[PopeRatzo]

The Internet is destroying the music industry

..and loving it.

Re:Finding band members

[timeOday]

You're only a counter example if you don't suck :)

Re:His old stuff is awesomely gay

[bigdavesmith]

having to maintain an erection while "Tiny Dancer" is playing on the stereo is beyond the pale

I'm getting back in bed. Things are looking rough today...

Re:His old stuff is awesomely gay

[PopeRatzo]

No, by "kick her to the curb" I mean I told her I was working undercover for the National Security Agency on a project so sensitive that I could no longer allow my feelings to interfere with my work. I told her that I just cared too much for her to put her in danger by letting her get close to me, and that perhaps, when all the world was free and I was no longer bound by my oaths of allegiance to my agency and the country, I would look her up, but until then, it was best for her own safety to not see me any more.

Being an Elton John fan, she believed me entirely of course.

Isn't anyone going to respond to my initial assertion that the Who contributed more great music before they recorded Tommy than Elton John did in his entire career? Townsend, Entwistle and Keith Moon were gods of Rock's Second Era, and Elton John was a schmaltzy singer-songwriter whose work was just a few steps above Christopher Cross or Morris Albert. Bernie Taupin was a skilled lyricist, but even he knew when it was time to hang 'em up.

And now Elton John is pissed and is blaming the Internet because he's not still able to support his lavish lifestyle from royalties on stuff he recorded 35 years ago. Boo friggin' hoo.