“One of my tenets as a musician is that there’s no absolute “taste hierarchy.” “Good taste” is culturally coded, so it’s not particularly instructive to point one’s finger at something and call it “bad art.” I find it much more interesting to examine something considered “bad” and see if I can’t transform it into something with artistic merit by changing a few conditions.”
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Scott Bradlee on Nickelback. I strongly believe this, not just about this song (though I think I have admitted my love of this song in the past) but about music in general.
