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Merlin bugs me when he gets cynical about stuff. He spends most of his career looking at how things are deeper and more meaningful than they seem, and then on o
by unalone 17y ago
Merlin bugs me when he gets cynical about stuff. He spends most of his career looking at how things are deeper and more meaningful than they seem, and then on occasion he dismisses something with a line or two that's got more to it. He does the same thing when he writes about the Beatles, because he always implies that a) the only reason they broke up was Yoko Ono, and b) Yoko was a stupid woman who couldn't write good music, and c) she seduced John.
It's annoying that somebody so smart is occasionally so willing to get snippy without contributing to the conversation.
- ivankirigin 17y agoHe had a follow up. I kid 'em, but I truly am super-happy for "Shit My Dad Says." Seems disingenuous to front like YOU wouldn't be thrilled by the same offer. http://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/5590745881 http://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/5590745881 I think he is correct that the tweets are somewhat fabricated, but also right that this is cool to see a twitterer get a tv deal.
- unalone 17y agoAh, okay. That context makes it seem more nudge-and-wink. Thanks for following up!
- ivankirigin 17y agoMerlin is actually correct about the Beatles. Yoko's behavior is identical to someone who wanted the band to break up. She was obsessed with Lennon for years before they hooked up. And, her art is shit. Following his tumblr, I'd say he celebrates beatles awesomesauce at least as often as criticizing Yoko.
- unalone 17y agoGonna have to disagree with you there. I'm a fan both of Yoko's art and her music. Lennon wouldn't have reached the peaks he did both as a later Beatle and as a soloist were it not for her avante-garde influence. Plastic Ono Band owes so much to her. And her music is brilliant. Even her latest stuff, in her late 70s, is raw and piercing and occasionally beautiful. Meanwhile, she gave Lennon peace and happiness for the last ten years of his life. She was the one who mended his more tortured aspects, calmed him down, gave him a reason to live. People call her a she-devil, but she made John happy. Even if she did nothing else of value, that alone made her role a meaningful one.
- ivankirigin 17y agoIf she accelerated the breakup by even a month, her artistic worth is net negative. But let's agree to disagree on this inappropriate forum.
- unalone 17y agoFair enough. :-)