Re: Pinball Wizard Justified

["L. Bird" <pkeets@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Uh, yeah.  Wasn't the Sistine Chapel done on commission?  I guess various 
symphonies get written that way, too.

keets



> >I've been sporadically reading the debate about the integrity of Pete
> writing Pinball Wizard. I think what everyone who thinks Pete "sold out" 
> needs to keep in >mind is that lots of great art throughout history was 
> undertaken-influenced-created from less than noble reasons outside of 
> "artistic integrity." Artists have to earn a >living. No matter how good 
> they are, artists still paint pictures that they think people will want to 
> buy, songs they think people would like to hear.
>
> Yeah.
> Gee.
> Why didn't I think of that?
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> Kevin in VT

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