I finally got some video footage.
And it was good.
I interviewed Matt Conboy of Death by Audio and the band Sisters. He gave a great interview, and he brought up some ideas I hadn't even considered. He talked about the rock star as an invention (wrong word...maybe impression?) of the individual person. It's true, really, because some kid can watch a local band and see them as rock stars. Then there's the Rolling Stones and Jay-Z. It's a sliding scale, depending on what the individual sees as the definition of "rock star". Is it fame? Money? Or just fucking coolness? Matt also mentioned how sometimes, younger people just think that those who are older are automatically cool. This is true.
So, my interview with Matt basically shows that my topic (which discusses the rock star/musician in relation to new media) makes it impossible to prove anything. I can't have definite answers to whether or not the Internet killed the rock star because, well, how can anyone define what a rock star is? All I can rely on is opinion and speculation from what we have seen from the Internet's effects on music. And, luckily, that's what I'm interested in. Matt gave me a lot of great quotes regarding music journalism, music itself, and the blogosphere.
Now, I just have to interview 50 million more people. And organize it in a lovely fashion. Hoooooraaaaaay!
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Is there the same subjectiveness with movie stars?
ReplyDeleteit's interesting because rock star can also be used in a negative connotation. Like when you are seeing some small band in dive bar and they are making the audience wait, "like what a bunch of fucking rock stars".