Totally agree on both parts.

All music is written by someone, whether or not they actually put their heart into it is where the difference is. And to be honest most of the music today does not have much heart or thought put into it at all, people just write what they think will get airplay.

Janis put a lot of heart into what she did, she did it for the love of music and drugs and having a good time. Even though she didn't write any of her songs, she did what she did from the heart, and that's where respect should be given, doing it for the soul not for what people will buy.

Respect is due where it is earned, and that is not from a catchy pop song written in 5 minutes just to sell records. That is just dishonest in my opinion but it is what it is. Luckily the record industry is getting it's ass handed to them and we are seeing a revival of real musicians popping up on the internet.