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[Hammerskjold]

I like music, of course. I don't say musicians are worthless. I just think that someone who makes millions by singing crappy songs does not earn my respect.

Of course Bieber will not care if he has my respect, so you should also not.

Still not what shoju and others have pointed\talking about. No one is asking you or anyone else to carry tributes or pay him or anyone respect -AS A PERSON-. That's a separate field.

Playing guitar, singing a song that's not to your liking, chasing a ball on a field, all these things don't cure cancer. This is not a big shocking revelation to anyone with two neurons to rub together.

But since this seems to be stuck in a ditch, let's try a different tack.

I'll ask you something simple, and you don't even have to answer.

Have you ever tried to play a sport at a professional level\standard?

Since playing with\against pro level athletes may not be feasible financially\realistically. Let's imagine the next best thing. You playing a game (futbol\soccer, anything really.) full tilt, pro league duration. Even something like just running a soccer field up and down for a full length game time. That's not all though. There's practice remember? Sure there are stories of pro athletes getting perks and luxuries that would make Caligula blush, but that's for later. Practice is now.

But that's sports, that has nothing to do with music\creative field. Allrighty, again you don't even have to answer. I'll just ask this real simple like.

Do you have a song\film\book\play\painting\sculpture\videogame that you happen to like? Ever tried making something of a similar quality? Oh right, it's a somewhat subjective field isn't it.

Ok, how about just plain and simple mimicry. Nothing wrong with it by the way, art students have done copies of 'Master works' for their learn- ons for a long time. As long as they label it as a copy, it's considered ok and fair use. Ever tried picking up a hammer and chisel to go make a copy of 'David'? Both Mikey Angelos, and Berninis version? Or sing a pitch and note perfect copy of a song? Or do a moonwalk perfectly?

Many of these people on a personal level, could very well be spoiled scumbags. (With some of them it could be said with 99.9% certainty.)

That still doesn't change my question. Have you or anyone else that thinks that what they do is all 'money for nothing and the chicks for free', ever attempted any of the things they have done? On the same level that they did?