Re: [Harp-L] Dylan etc

[Mike Wilbur <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael,
Spoken like a true musician's - musician,  Mr. Rubin !    :~)

Mike Wilbur



On Apr 5, 2013, at 9:05 AM, Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Bob,
> I don't agree with you.  Touching people is about commercialism.  Art is
> about self expression.  On the receiving end, art succeeds when the
> receiver cannot continue his life in the same way after experiencing said
> art.  But that is not the purpose of art.  The artist should not care about
> the result of his work, only that he is an artist, therefore he creates art.
> Michael Rubin
> Michaelrubinharmonica
> 
> 
> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 7:20 AM, Bob Cohen <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On Apr 5, 2013, at 12:59 AM, Dennis Michael Montgomery <gaulay2@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Dylan is one of my musical hero despite the fact he is not a great
>> harmonicacist or guitarist.  Does this mean I think he is a bad musician?
>> No, I think he is a good musician and maybe a very good musician, but not
>> great a great musician.  Where he shows good sense is he gets great
>> musicians to fill in the gapes.
>> 
>> Underrated, over rated? The only thing that really counts is if a lot of
>> people like your work. I'd rather be a guy like Dylan than a musician's
>> musician. He affected a whole generation. Technical proficiency is just
>> that. The whole point of any kind of art is to touch other people.
>> Otherwise, it's just wanking.
>> 
>> Bob Cohen
>> Writer, Internet Consultant, Teacher
>> w: bobjcohen.com
>> t: #itsabobworld
>> 
>> 
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