Do others here wonder

[samplegirl]

Where all our talented musicians are in these times? There is so much that could be said to help a number of causes. Or at least make people think.

[cutroot]

1. Retired musician here, SMHO

The days of a bunch of long haired hooligans scratching together something wild and using it to snatch the brass ring are long gone. The industry is totally owned and operated by corporate homogenizers and pasteurizers that only look at prospects that they think are marketable. When musicians ran the business they were more willing to take risks with artistic license. Artists like Frank Zappa or the Grateful dead would never even be considered today.

The musicians and poets and writers are out there. They cannot climb out of obscurity because the ladder has been removed.

[NotASurfer]

2. It's being written & performed

I think there's a pretty broad age range protesting, maybe it's just harder to get the big appeal

[edbermac]

3. They sing a few songs on AGT and get signed to big contracts.

The Beatles slogged away in strip clubs and bingo halls for years honing their craft before they hit it big.

[malthaussen]

4. Love those pics of the Beatles...

... that Astrid Kirchherr took. George looks like such a baby, and Stu is so cool.

-- Mal

[MissMillie]

5. Making people think is a big thing

but sometimes music has to be fun. The same is true about every kind of art.

It takes talent either way.