Hating on the Classical Musician Busker article

[grysar]

So, two bloggers I like, Kevin Drum and Ezra Klein, both knocked it. As did an article in Salon. The comment sections actually made for fairly interesting reading.

I do agree that Gene Weingarten did sometimes wax a bit overly philosophical. I think people are objecting in good part because it was classical music which in my view misses the point. That said, the experiment would have been a bit more pure if a form of artistry less associated with elitism was used. I dunno, get a terrific folk singer or something.

[Addendum: chat with Wingarten on the article..]

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

There is a great response to the Joshua Bell article by a NYC subway musician in her blog: www.SawLady.com/blog
She interprets the situation differently from the Washington Post reporters... I thought you might find it interesting.