Originally Posted By: MarioD
Eddie, I think it is because music today is more about the show then about musicianship.


Oh, but I remember the exact same debate over David Bowie in the 1970s. I had a friend who could not listen to the "Aladdin Sane" album without getting pissed off by the makeup and costumes. She liked his songs, but was embarrassed by his appearance, and seemed to feel it was selfish of him to put her in that position, lamenting "Why can't he just" etc.