TheSkaFish
Jedi Guardian
Post Malone.
If he were just another current music artist, and he wasn't made out to be that big of a deal, then I probably wouldn't mind him as much. I'd just mildly dislike him, shrug and say "it's not for me", and that's it. What bothers me about him is that people seem to act as if he is the greatest thing since sliced bread. I've listened to a few songs just to know what his music is like, and personally I could barely get through them. I just found it boring - musically, it makes me drowsy. And lyrically, it's just money, sex, drugs, fame, and his haters. He doesn't seem to have any insightful, meaningful, or original ideas - it's just bragging set to music. It's obnoxious and self-important. It seems vapid and empty, and not relatable or interesting at all.
Another thing, people really defend this guy. They act like if you don't like him, you're wrong, you're an idiot, you're the one with the problem. It's one thing to disagree with someone who doesn't like the music you do, but with Post Malone, people act like you're not allowed to dislike him. There don't seem to be a lot of people who have anything critical to say about him, and what few there are, seem to get shouted down and insulted by his army of zombie fans, most of whom I think will have forgotten all about him in a few years' time. I don't understand what it is about his music that people love so much, and I don't understand what it is about him that inspires this rabid devotion, when his music and lyrics aren't anything new, exciting, or profound, and his whole act seems like a meme, just something quick and throw-away, a cynical grab to get all the money and fame he can before people get tired of him and move on to the next trend.
I know it's not really important. I have bigger things I should worry about. And one good thing about the modern world is, music from all eras is more accessible than ever. If the stuff you like isn't big anymore, or never was in the first place, that's OK - you can just listen to your CDs or go on YouTube or some other site and listen to what you like, almost any time you want. You're not just stuck with whatever is on the radio. And I also understand that I'm not even in his target demographic, so me not liking his music is not that surprising. Honestly, to say that I actually HATE him is a bit of a stretch. It's more like, I think he is very overrated, and I don't get the appeal at all. I don't see any of his songs standing the test of time, something that needs to be revisited again and again. I don't see people being lifelong Post Malone fans. I would understand more if he were a one-hit wonder, but people are acting like he is the voice of their generation, and I just don't see it. Instead, I feel like this is more like a case of "stop making stupid people famous".
If he were just another current music artist, and he wasn't made out to be that big of a deal, then I probably wouldn't mind him as much. I'd just mildly dislike him, shrug and say "it's not for me", and that's it. What bothers me about him is that people seem to act as if he is the greatest thing since sliced bread. I've listened to a few songs just to know what his music is like, and personally I could barely get through them. I just found it boring - musically, it makes me drowsy. And lyrically, it's just money, sex, drugs, fame, and his haters. He doesn't seem to have any insightful, meaningful, or original ideas - it's just bragging set to music. It's obnoxious and self-important. It seems vapid and empty, and not relatable or interesting at all.
Another thing, people really defend this guy. They act like if you don't like him, you're wrong, you're an idiot, you're the one with the problem. It's one thing to disagree with someone who doesn't like the music you do, but with Post Malone, people act like you're not allowed to dislike him. There don't seem to be a lot of people who have anything critical to say about him, and what few there are, seem to get shouted down and insulted by his army of zombie fans, most of whom I think will have forgotten all about him in a few years' time. I don't understand what it is about his music that people love so much, and I don't understand what it is about him that inspires this rabid devotion, when his music and lyrics aren't anything new, exciting, or profound, and his whole act seems like a meme, just something quick and throw-away, a cynical grab to get all the money and fame he can before people get tired of him and move on to the next trend.
I know it's not really important. I have bigger things I should worry about. And one good thing about the modern world is, music from all eras is more accessible than ever. If the stuff you like isn't big anymore, or never was in the first place, that's OK - you can just listen to your CDs or go on YouTube or some other site and listen to what you like, almost any time you want. You're not just stuck with whatever is on the radio. And I also understand that I'm not even in his target demographic, so me not liking his music is not that surprising. Honestly, to say that I actually HATE him is a bit of a stretch. It's more like, I think he is very overrated, and I don't get the appeal at all. I don't see any of his songs standing the test of time, something that needs to be revisited again and again. I don't see people being lifelong Post Malone fans. I would understand more if he were a one-hit wonder, but people are acting like he is the voice of their generation, and I just don't see it. Instead, I feel like this is more like a case of "stop making stupid people famous".
(me throwing the grapefruit)
(Post, after getting smacked in the face with said grapefruit)
Spot onnnnnnnnnnnn.
