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Originally Posted by feedingear
Not to derail the OP, I fundamentally disagree with what you are saying, and the quote above illustrates the flawed logic of being a copy cat or bowing to others (often uninformed, conservative) opinions. Work on innovating, your expression and craft.
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I appreciate your opinion and respect your choice to disagree with me, but just so you know, I wasn't suggesting the OP copy anyone. I was saying that I see a tendancy in his tracks that I suffer from myself, because he was asking what we thought. Had he not asked, I wouldn't have offered the opinion.
Personally I don't consider Dave Grohl the musical standard from which all musicians should learn. My point was about musical success, and how do you judge it? Is it based on sales or instrinsic satisfaction? If the latter, no need for opinions from others. Cobain blew his own head-off, largely from being unable to deal with musical success, so they are kind of an odd example to bring into this discussion, IMO. Nirvana was just in the right place at the right time, anyway. Had they not released Nevermind, and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" hadn't become a top 40 pop hit, someone else (probably another band like Pearl Jam) would have gotten credit for introducing JoeMainstream to the Seattle grunge sound. I think you're putting too much faith in that quote considering the source. Dave Grohl is where he is largely because of the association with Nirvana. He hit the lottery, was in the right place at the right time. I don't think his quote, which is just his own personal experience, proves or disproves any wider logical theories, it's just what happened in his case. If anyone is sitting around waiting for another Nirvana-like fluke to repeat because it happened to Grohl, they're probably going to be disappointed.