Stop trying to treat music like it's a tennis shoe, something to be branded. If the music industry wants to save money, they should take a look at some of their six-figure executive expense accounts. All those lawsuits can't be cheap, either.
Interpretation
Music should be valued for its artistic expression, not commercialized like merchandise.
Jeff Tweedy's quote critiques the commercialization of music, urging for a deeper appreciation of the artistry involved rather than viewing it merely as a product. He highlights the financial mismanagement within the music industry, suggesting that prioritizing genuine musical value over branding and excessive executive spending would serve the industry better.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of music education, one might quote this to emphasize authentic art over commercial interests.
You obviously don't really forget how to play the old songs; you just don't have to spend so much time convincing yourself that you remember them. Way less mental energy is spent swimming around in lyrics you've already written and chords you've already played.
Treating your audience like thieves is absurd. Anyone who chooses to listen to our music becomes a collaborator.
You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck.
This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are imaginary, excepting only certain of the fairy folk, whom it might be unwise to offend by casting doubts on their existence. Or lack thereof.
The terrible tragedy for every director is to watch an actor do what you want and not have the camera rolling - and never get it back again. So I always try to roll the camera before anybody's really ready.
A crime is like a crack in reality, and it is the author's role to explore those cracks. As a writer, I like to see how they impinge on people.
It's a constant challenge to get your arrangement and musical expression across to a new audience, especially when you're playing live every night like we are.
Hence it is from the representation of things spoken by means of posture and gesture that the whole of the art of dance has been elaborated.
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