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[QUOTE=JinnKai]Maybe I don't get it. When has a pop star ever dramatically, permanently changed the politics or condition of the world? Sure they support certain things and might bring a bit of a following towards a certain cause, but I don't know of any that have actually brought about a long-term change.
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Well, Zappa tried with the PMRC along with John Denver and Dee Snyder. (!)
Now on a grand scale, it would be hard to equate an individual, particularly a musician (as we are discussing here) to a global change. HOWEVER, people like Lennon, Zappa, Bono, Dylan, and many others (listen to the lyrics!) have in fact changed the world enormously one fan at a time! My personal beliefs- and not just mine- have been shaped by the music and other various mediums I ascribe to. This colors the work I do. This affects the way I interact with the world. This makes a difference in the choices I make. Multiply that by all the people who are also moved by their musical/movie/television/etc. preferences, and you have change on a global scale. Maybe not in a day or a week, or even a year...but change is happening all around us. John Lennon in that sense did change the world. Mark David Chapman didn't really change it that much.
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Believe nothing, even if I tell it to you, unless it meets with your own good common sense and experience. - Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha)
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