James Blunt ..... i always though he was a bit of a ......... but

[milo]

I'm not so sure.

When I was in my late teens/early twenties, being in a band and trying to make it meant doing a ****ty job during the day (or going to college) and spending your evenings/weekends lugging kit in and out of a ****ty van for gigs that paid you in beer at best and covered your fuel if you were really lucky. On the nights/weekends when you didn't have gigs you kept your ****ty van/kit up and running. I learned more about fixing old cars and soldering amps from being in a band than I care to remember - never quite got around to building my own pedals though.

I don't think it's the lack of benefits that's killed that scene, it's the lack of venues offering cheap gigs as part of an established circuit where a band can work their way up. That's partly the fault of the industry but mainly the fault of consumers who just want a track or two to listen on shuffle with all their other ****e music made by whiny ginger ***** with guitars and no soul.

Maybe it was just the bands that I knew who were dole bludgers but I have certainly heard stories of people still signing on when they appeared on Top of the Pops for the first time.

The loss of venues and the commercialisation of indie music has definitely had an impact too. Bands go to playing big venues too quickly and this makes it harder and harder for small venues to attract acts that will bring punters through the door.

 

[milo]

I think we both know what he meant.

Exactly that though about people in bands, it used to be a way out for loads of kids, now they have it too easy, they've nothing to rebel against. Rebel against what, they haven't got the latest i-phone.

It is a shame that the Mail article that you linked to in the first page did not include any quotes from Bryant's interview. I think that Blunt got the wrong end of the stick and the Mail is just **** stirring.

This Guardian piece has some quotes from the interview

http://gu.com/p/45x3p

Blunt was only mentioned once and it was in passing.

 

[RomanzoCriminale]

It is a shame that the Mail article that you linked to in the first page did not include any quotes from Bryant's interview. I think that Blunt got the wrong end of the stick and the Mail is just **** stirring.

This Guardian piece has some quotes from the interview

http://gu.com/p/45x3p

Blunt was only mentioned once and it was in passing.

The Guardian......

 

[milo]

The Guardian......

It does not really matter where it is published, it included the quotes from the interview so that you can read where he mentions Blunt in context.