Recently it was reported that Alice Cooper was commenting on Don Henley and other liberal minded musicians. The gist was that they should stick to music, because music isn’t about hearing your political view, according to Cooper. See the article. He says that “If you’re listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you’re a bigger moron than they are.”
Well, later Cooper had to clarify his comments, but just by making noise, it was good press for an aging rocker to get a few more people to show up at his concerts.
And what about they lyrics of this guy? Look at the song, school’s out for the summer. It has a line, “School’s been blown to pieces.” What’s that supposed to mean? Was he calling the youth of America to rebel again school?
I think that the bottom line is that Music has always had a message. And to deny that we listen to music for the message, is to deny every generation of the meaning behind the music. Unlike Actors, who have the words written for them, Musicians write their own words, and they have a unique place among entertainers.