| I agree that while there is the same percentage of talent around, there is nowhere near the infrastructure that used to exist to identify and advance exceptionally talented MUSICAL performers.
I also disagree with the idea that a music recording is the equivalent of a movie. Radio drama, yes but not music recordings. Amusement park rides are probably the closest live experience to movies. Nobody devotes the same amount of attention to anything musical other than some concert music.
It's also interesting to me that it's very rare for a successful recording artist or movie actor to not have extensive live performance experience. Live performance, movies and recording really ARE joined at the hip in the real world. The problem is we seem to have more successful actors and dancers than musicians and singers at the moment. |