>were a bit idealistic and "precious" about their "art." I think today's artists are more practical If you mean 60s and 70s artists cared about their art, wher

>were a bit idealistic and "precious" about their "art." I think today's artists are more practical If you mean 60s and 70s artists cared about their art, whereas now they primarily care about the money, then yes. >Like, today, most rap songs with explicit lyrics have a sanitized version for general broadcast. Music artists in the 60's would have fought hard against that. Fighting for something you believe in and/or the integrity of your song? Such suckers!