Top 10 Musician's Opinions About Music that are Probably True
This list is the opposite of my list Top 10 Musician's Opinions About Music that are Probably False
That's true - Marilyn Manson has a woman's name (Marilyn) and wears makeup.
The second sentence is also true: Marilyn Manson isn't original. He ripped off Alice Cooper, who has a woman's name (Alice) and wears makeup.
It's apparently original when Alice Cooper does the exact same thing, though...
Many metal bands get their ideas from horror movies. For example, Cannibal Corpse sings about horrific and gruesome stories that you'd find in horror movies because they base their lyrics on them.
Kirk Hammett of Metallica described it very well, I have to admit.
Yes, Dave Mustaine of Megadeth knows his strengths and limitations.
I respect Mustaine for admitting that. At least he isn't delusional like most pop and rap singers who can't hit a note properly without autotune but still think they're the best.
I kind of disagree. He doesn't have a beautiful voice, but he makes it work and can hit the notes.
Keith Richards is an English musician—primarily a guitarist—singer, songwriter, best-selling memoirist, and founding member of the rock band The Rolling Stones.
Ian Fraser Kilmister, known as Lemmy, was an English musician, singer and songwriter who founded and fronted the rock band Motörhead. He was a bassist and a singer known for his raspy voice. He died in 2015 from cancer and other health problems. You can, but the results will be lame.
Angus McKinnon Young is an Australian guitarist of Scottish origin, best known as the co-founder, lead guitarist, songwriter and sole constant member of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. When performing live he does his own version of Chuck Berry's "duck walk" and has also spun on his side while... read more If someone insults you, insult yourself to correct them.
To me, it's not about how many notes you can play, how technical and fast you can perform, or how well you can sing every note. Music is much more than that. It's about getting creative and being able to take ideas and form them into something fresh and new. Take what you have and try to make something worthwhile out of it.
Being able to play well doesn't mean you'll be able to make a song just as good. You just gotta be creative. So in a way, if someone is creative enough, they can make a song using only four notes.
This is very true. Sadly, a lot of music artists, especially pop artists (all countries), are famous for being good-looking rather than for their talent. You can see K-pop artists becoming famous just for getting plastic surgery and being attractive.
How many singers in the music industry are just pretty faces but have no talent? Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Ross Lynch, Justin Bieber, etc. There are many more. This includes almost all genres.
I agree with this because, sadly, it's true. Metal music is an exception.
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I must admit I can think of an exception: Colors by Halsey. It's an amazing pop song by an artist who didn't seem to think she was pop at the time.
In general, though, I find that every great pop star has that reverence, so yes, I agree.
Actually, it's really hard. Harmonies, vocal effects, mixing...
This may sound pretentious and snobbish, but I think it's true. Because it's true, it shouldn't be labeled "pretentious" or "snobbish."
I've compared punk and metal many times, and metal wins. I've compared singers, guitarists, drummers, lyrics, and songwriting in general, and metal is better. Metal is harder to write and play.
However, I can't deny that punk influenced extreme metal, especially hardcore punk, but that's a different story.
I hate it when people compare genres.
This isn't entirely true. He's not a music idiot. He's just an idiot in general.
Yes, he's also a musician because he released several metal albums. He was a classically trained singer with a bassy voice.