Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Credible Source
As my credible source I chose this article from the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/may/07/tyler-the-creator-odd-future
I know this article is appropriate to use because it's from the Guardian, one of Britain's top newspapers. It was written by Paul Lester, a real journalist, not some kid who made up an interview.
This article contains such gems as-
Does he not consider the effect his music might have? "I never think of that. I just make shit I want to listen to. Not everyone's got to like it.",
And yet, for all Tyler's debased language and casual use of the word "faggot" in conversation, he and OF are not feral skatekids rampaging across the States on a diet of pills and "purple drank" cough syrup. He might announce, "I'm bad milk – drink it" on Bastard, and he might lurch around on stage in a ski mask, but actually he's a teetotal non-smoker who doesn't touch coffee.
"I'm a pretty nice dude," he says. "I have fun and people take it the wrong way. Like when I start making fun of people and fucking with them, it's just funny to me."
She argues that "offensive words don't deserve their value, their power", and that they're just words. "He [Tyler] isn't necessarily saying, 'I want to rape so-and-so.' They're just sick, twisted fantasies that he's had, based on girls that have hurt him in the past. A lot of people have sick, twisted fantasies, so why not give them something to relate to?"
I definitely intend to use a few of these in my paper, as these quotes will help me not only prove that Tyler is not a misogynist, but that he is in fact a creative force that is just making the music that comes to him- true art that is unfiltered, unprocessed.
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I agree with you when you say that music should come to be considered an art form just like movies or books becasue there is some pretty messed up stuff that authors create in their heads. I can't say though that it is because naturally people have sick and twisted thoughts. Some do of course but it's different. But yeah sounds legit I think these quotes would bring alot to your paper.
ReplyDeleteBefore I mention anything about your essay, I was kind of super confused with your post. I didn't know who "he" or "she" was and even when you mention Tyler I was still lost just because I can't remember what everyone was writing about. I took me a couple minutes to remember who Tyler was.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I think this is an interesting article to add. It has some quotes that would be in your favor. I'm interested in seeing how or where you incorporate these. I still think it’s kind of creepy though. I mean, I don’t know a lot of people who have crazy messed up fantasies and if they do, it’s just because there’s something wrong with them. But that’s just me!