[Fletcher]

My 15 yr. old daughter is nuts about Taylor Swift... and Kelly Clarkson... and Pink... and Hank Williams... and Frank Zappa... and Thursday... and all kinds of other stuff that goes from stuff I can listen to happily to stuff that makes me glad that these artists are sticking to the 3:30ish radio format time [at 4:00 I'd have to rip my eyes out].

The bottom line to me is that the kid is enjoying music. Any music. There has always been, and will always be "disposable crap" that entertains millions for a few nano-seconds [New Kids on the Block, NSYNC, New Edition, 1910 Fruitgum Company, etc., etc., etc.] and music that will intrigue actual musicians for decades.

One man's ceiling is another man's floor... and at the end of the day it's all "entertainment product" so who is to say that product that entertains many millions is bad while "real music" may only entertain a few million is better?

Let's not forget that if we all liked the same flavor of ice cream the world would be a pretty boring place [and we'd have nothing to piss and moan about on internet forums like this one thus lessening one additional entertainment outlet].

Peace.