Slow news days
15/02/07 13:17 Coffee machine moments
I'm sure there is a reason that this is
news but I can't think what it might be. Noel
Gallagher of Oasis is criticising Tony Blair,
someone with whom he had a chat ten years ago.
Well as it happens there are a lot of us criticising
Blair at the moment. Nobody has asked me for any
quotes and I don't blame them; I'm underqualified and
underexperienced as any sort of political
commentator. You might as well ask someone in the
street, you'd have as good a chance of getting an
eloquent and informed quote.
Which is what brings me to Mr. Gallagher. Why does someone assume that a by-now-ageing rocker is going to be any more enlightening than someone who's examined the issues and considered them dispassionately? It's not just Gallagher of course; ever since Harold Wilson feted the Beatles in the 1960s people have been assuming that musicians will have some sort of channel into meaningful, insightful conclusions.
Personally I think it's bunk. These are entertainers and they do a solid job of it. For some reason since the 1960s entertainers have also become spokespeople for causes, whether it's actors speaking out about Vietnam or Gallagher being pestered for views on the Prime Minister. Personally I think it's time to let them start entertaining again and leave specialist matters to the specialists - or get some comment from non-rich non-stars with whom the rest of us can identify. It won't happen of course, but wouldn't it be nice.
Which is what brings me to Mr. Gallagher. Why does someone assume that a by-now-ageing rocker is going to be any more enlightening than someone who's examined the issues and considered them dispassionately? It's not just Gallagher of course; ever since Harold Wilson feted the Beatles in the 1960s people have been assuming that musicians will have some sort of channel into meaningful, insightful conclusions.
Personally I think it's bunk. These are entertainers and they do a solid job of it. For some reason since the 1960s entertainers have also become spokespeople for causes, whether it's actors speaking out about Vietnam or Gallagher being pestered for views on the Prime Minister. Personally I think it's time to let them start entertaining again and leave specialist matters to the specialists - or get some comment from non-rich non-stars with whom the rest of us can identify. It won't happen of course, but wouldn't it be nice.
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