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It is not that simple. There are artists for example who are disabled and it is difficult to do concerts, but I agree with you. Just wanted to point that out as
by kitchenkarma 7y ago
It is not that simple. There are artists for example who are disabled and it is difficult to do concerts, but I agree with you. Just wanted to point that out as some people think of artists as dancing monkeys and not humans like everyone else.
- mruts 7y agoAren’t all people dancing monkeys? Also could you give examples of popular disabled artists that can’t perform on stage? Because I don’t think I or anyone I know could list a single example.
- Scalestein 7y agoPlenty of musicians don't your or tour very infrequently. Tool, Godspeed, Kate Bush, and the later era Beatles are all good examples. Maybe they weren't 'disabled' but they had their reasons for not wanting to tour.
- perfmode 7y agoI’d love to know of a disabled musician who fits the archetype which is typically thrown around in this discussion. It seems to be purely hypothetical. Also, this argument discounts second order effects. Who knows what new innovations might be brought on by the need to find an alternate revenue source.
- DennisP 7y agoI have my reasons for not wanting to go to work. Economies change. Everybody has to adapt and do work that people will pay for. In music, increasingly, that means performing live. There might be other options too. Crowdfunding new albums, maybe. Merchandising. The more we accept the new reality, the more we'll figure out.
- gnopgnip 7y agoTool also is not available on streaming sites
- brokenmachine 7y agoTool seems like a fairly bad example because they are touring right now (not here in Australia though, sadly). All your examples are the top of the top - most artists can't afford to not tour.
- soulofmischief 7y agoYeah, I saw Tool twice in one year back in '16, as well as Puscifer. They're all keeping busy. Think that album's coming out this year?
- brokenmachine 7y agoThey're playing new songs at concerts now, so things are looking very promising.
- scotty79 7y ago> There are artists for example who are disabled and it is difficult to do concerts, That's not the case. Dead artists do concerts. Artists that never physically existed do concerts. You could have a Steven Hawking concert now and people would pay for the tickets if music was good.
- Spooky23 7y agoThe disabled artist will get his $30 check for a few thousand Spotify plays. It’s close to zero for all intents.