*Repost* Music Maniacs
The kind of music we listen to, is in some way or the other, our identity. It explains who we are. With kind of language I'm gonna use today, I might get abused, or blocked, or even reported. But I don't care because my motive here is to get my voice heard.
Each one of us Indians recognize Yo! Yo! Honey Singh, and have heard most of his songs. No this post is not about him but about the way Indian people have blindly followed him ever since his first few tracks came out. No it's not wrong to follow any movie star, singer, or any celebrity for that matter. But please, please don't call yourself a Music Maniac if Honey Singh is the only person you follow.
Music is just not about filthy lyrics, fantastic-cum-copied music, half naked girls dancing next to the artist, in the background and basically everywhere. No, music is not about these things AT ALL. Music is what connects people, makes them feel good about themselves, and music is what you define it to be.
I don't praise Western Nations just for the heck of it, but have you ever noticed how a star gains success out of nowhere, people start recognizing her/him all of a sudden, how they land up on top in all the Charts, win multiple Grammys in their debut years itself, and on and on it goes.
Do we Indians lack talent? No. Then why no such sudden artists ever come up in our music industry? Obviously we're lacking something that their Music Industry is not. What is it? Can't we Indians make nice music too? Yes we can. Are we? Yes we are. The problem is, new artists take years and years to get noticed, unless some Bollywood Godfather realizes her/his talent and decides to launch them under big names. No obviously not to make their dreams come true, but for the PROFIT. Ever wondered why only a few handful big names in our Industry unlike theirs? Because our Music Industry is not about talent, it's just about earning profits.
Yes, Indian Music Industry is nothing compared to theirs, and unless we condemn people like *booboohoneysingh* , situation is not going to get any better. You might be thinking, we like rap, we like Punjabi music! What's wrong with you random girl why are you behaving like another VHPian! But is Honey Singh the only Punjabi rapper left in India to listen to?
Earlier this year, a friend suggested to me a Bengali song. No I'm not a Bengali and I don't understand Bengali. But I did listen to it, and though I didn't understand a word of it, I felt a certain kind of attachment to it and everytime I listen to it, I am left marveling at the beauty of it. The voice, the music and everything.
Music is about exploring the unknown. Unless you stop following every trending track from Honey Singh or some XYZ, you will miss out on many great musicians, and you aren't actually a Maniac then. Look around, explore, there is a lot that you haven't heard. Stop following people who write and sing filthy lyrics because they know large part of this population is after these dirty things, and don't give them the opportunity to make quick money out of this ART.
Each one of us Indians recognize Yo! Yo! Honey Singh, and have heard most of his songs. No this post is not about him but about the way Indian people have blindly followed him ever since his first few tracks came out. No it's not wrong to follow any movie star, singer, or any celebrity for that matter. But please, please don't call yourself a Music Maniac if Honey Singh is the only person you follow.
Music is just not about filthy lyrics, fantastic-cum-c
I don't praise Western Nations just for the heck of it, but have you ever noticed how a star gains success out of nowhere, people start recognizing her/him all of a sudden, how they land up on top in all the Charts, win multiple Grammys in their debut years itself, and on and on it goes.
Do we Indians lack talent? No. Then why no such sudden artists ever come up in our music industry? Obviously we're lacking something that their Music Industry is not. What is it? Can't we Indians make nice music too? Yes we can. Are we? Yes we are. The problem is, new artists take years and years to get noticed, unless some Bollywood Godfather realizes her/his talent and decides to launch them under big names. No obviously not to make their dreams come true, but for the PROFIT. Ever wondered why only a few handful big names in our Industry unlike theirs? Because our Music Industry is not about talent, it's just about earning profits.
Yes, Indian Music Industry is nothing compared to theirs, and unless we condemn people like *booboohoneysing
Earlier this year, a friend suggested to me a Bengali song. No I'm not a Bengali and I don't understand Bengali. But I did listen to it, and though I didn't understand a word of it, I felt a certain kind of attachment to it and everytime I listen to it, I am left marveling at the beauty of it. The voice, the music and everything.
Music is about exploring the unknown. Unless you stop following every trending track from Honey Singh or some XYZ, you will miss out on many great musicians, and you aren't actually a Maniac then. Look around, explore, there is a lot that you haven't heard. Stop following people who write and sing filthy lyrics because they know large part of this population is after these dirty things, and don't give them the opportunity to make quick money out of this ART.
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