- What do you think is lacking in today's music industry?
Living in Australia and watching how the music industry is evolving in here and in the US, I feel that both countries are on parallel roads.
Both countries are full of talented people, but in the US the companies seem to push hits way too much, hits that last a couple of weeks and die off rather quickly. In Australia it feels like people embrace folk and alternative artists a lot more than popular artists. Yeah Pop artists do get into the top 10 in here, but there are many other artists who would be underdogs in the US and wouldn't be famous in there at all.
I guess one of those artists who got to break through was Gotye, but it was just one song that got the attention in the US even that he has many more songs and much better than Somebody that I used to know.
But yeah, Australian music is very laid back, easy to listen to, and it feels like most people aren't too worried about their image but worried about producing good stuff, and the artists who worry about their image don't go all bimbo and dumb like Nicki Minaj for example.
So, going back to the question (lol), in Australia we love our music, but we don't get that many hardcore fans like in the US, or that's how I see it anyway. You like a band, singer or group, good, but you don't go all crazy over them, unless we are talking about teenagers going crazy when Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber come here
I guess we are lacking of hardcore fans, so it's hard for artists to become huge, especially in such a small country in comparison to the US.
Australia is also a multicultural country but rather new, and we don't have much of an African American or Latin influences, so I guess that's why there is more diversity in genres in the US.
- What would you like to see more of (in mainstream)?
I like my Pop music a lot, and lately I'm not liking how the new "artists" are nowadays.
It feels so empty imo. Yeah many people are paying songwriters and composers to come up with catchy tunes, but who are these people and what do they really mean to pop culture? I mean come on, how can Chris Brown still be allowed to show his face in public, he's ridiculous and even he get to sing catchy tunes that are played on the radio. What kind of example are we giving to the new generations? At least when I was younger the fantasy of pop was kept a bit more intact, as a dream.
But now all people care about is to see these famous people get into fights, or in short words, tumble down. Honestly, I don't care about their personal lives, if I like them it's because of their music and talent if there is any. Genuine people go far, just like genuine artists. And imo many people out there singing shouldn't be.
- What really makes you like a certain artist?
Their music, their talent, what they sing about (which doesn't apply to all the trashy music that I listen to lol), how they manage their image, if they keep their feet on the ground, what kind of roll models they are.