Hanley! wrote:DanielsonTHAGOAT wrote:Because resorting to insulting members makes you intelligent.
I'm not insulting you. I've deliberately made an effort to not make inflammatory comments in this thread, because I don't like it when these things turn nasty and get shut down. But one of the problems I have with Kanye based on this discussion is that he thinks his opinion deserves to be heard because of how important he is. On some level, he believes that his success validates his opinions.
And succession equating to validity is something you appear to believe on some level also, as you keep quoting how successful he is, how many albums he's sold and so on. Most of the others here don't find this relevant to the discussion, but you keep bringing it up. I don't think his success makes his opinions any more worthwhile.
But I'm trying not to talk about album sales because that's more so on marketing and promotion. Album sales don't reflect the actual quality of music.
Success doesn't validate opinions, I agree with you there but a lot of opinions people don't like about Kanye West (like his outburst on George Bush) is the same exact opinions he shares on his songs. I'm trying to make a point that his lyrics are an exact reflection of himself. Those lyrics and quotes people here find douchebaggy or whatever are the same lyrics and quotes journalist, professors, musicians, and music listeners enjoy. That's what I've been trying to say.