Quote Originally Posted by overgrowthegovt
People always say everything's a matter of taste, and that's true for what people should listen to/read, etc....as far as actual quality, though, you can't really say it doesn't matter if you prefer Shakespeare or Danielle Steele. Same as music, I think...can everyone's tastes really be respected if some prefer MTV trash to the works of, say, Hendrix or Bob Dylan? Just a thought.
there is a line. i call it is timeless music v forgettable, just like literature, really anything else. from there it is a matter of preference. there is a world of timeless music, i don't like a lot of it, but i respect it. there is a world of forgettable music, i don't like or respect it and don't like it being compared to real music. and yes, timeless and forgettable are just other words for shakespeare and danielle steele. i don't like shakespeare, i know he is a great writer. i don't like danielle steele, i know she knows how to write easily digestible garbage that will make a quick buck.