Levels of Success - High End Art

[Ari]

Mozart was pushed into proficiency as a child. He continued to work hard and become even better throughout his short life. What has Bieber ever done that has enduring quality?

Well Biebs did own a pet monkey, and he's a pretty deep thinker, too. Witness:
“Everyone, when they start growing up, realizes, ‘Man, I did some dumb shit when I was younger.’ It’s not just me.… If I could go back, I wouldn’t really change much. I think it’s all my journey. That stuff made me who I am.”

Tongue firmly in cheek, Jim.

[Alan Gales]

Mozart who? Biebs is a genius.

Ari, are you just sticking up for Biebs because he is from Canada?

Substitute your fellow Canadians Neil Young or Geddy Lee for Justin Bieber and I might agree with you!

[Ari]

Alan, I couldn't even tell you one of his "songs" if it were playing on the radio.
Then again, what's Mozart done for us lately?

[Alan Gales]

Alan, I couldn't even tell you one of his "songs" if it were playing on the radio.
Then again, what's Mozart done for us lately?

I can understand that. All today's pop music sounds the same to me. I've heard that most of the hits are written by one of two people.

I think Mozart must of retired. I haven't heard anything new from him lately either!

[Kirk Gittings]

Mozart who? Biebs is a genius.

Joe Mozart I think. He is a street musician up by the U. His jar is always full of donations so he must be successful.

[Alan Gales]

Joe Mozart I think. He is a street musician up by the U. His jar is always full of donations so he must be successful.

Yeah, I think Joe is a lot more successful than that Bob Beethoven fellow even though Bob has that famous song "Beethoven's fifth of whisky".

[John Kasaian]

When I was an instructor at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, I accompanied the choir on a concert tour of Europe as one of the chaperones.
Our tour of course made a stop at Beeethoven's grave, but there was a strange sound coming from underground.
Being an engineering school, the student's curiosities were piqued and they returned with hi tech recording gear and sonar equipment to discover what the unusual sound was and where it was coming from, but to no avail.
Until somebody played a tape of the noise backwards.
It was the sound of Beethoven De-composing.

Hmmmm.....I've got to work a bear into this joke.

[John Layton]

Beethoven De-Composing? Was this before or after he rolled over? (yeah...there's definitely a bear in here somewhere!)

[Alan Gales]

Alan, I couldn't even tell you one of his "songs" if it were playing on the radio.
Then again, what's Mozart done for us lately?

You know, Ari, at first I didn't think you were being fair to Mozart but look here. Jimi is putting out a new album.

https://www.usnews.com/news/entertai...oming-in-march

[Tin Can]

You know, Ari, at first I didn't think you were being fair to Mozart but look here. Jimi is putting out a new album.

https://www.usnews.com/news/entertai...oming-in-march

I can say I saw and heard Jimi live in Chicago. The Soft Machine played first and put me to sleep. Then we waited at least an hour for Jimi. Finally, 2 guys fireman carried him on stage. The 2 guys held him up, strapped his guitar on and placed his hands in the correct places. The guys left, Jimi just stood there for a while. Then he started playing very slowly and quietly.

The audience was silent. Jimi sped up and in 20 minutes he was 'Electric'! I figure the guys gave him coke or speed. It was 1968, in the fantasic Auditorium Theater, built in 1889 shuttered in 1941 had just reopened. i love going there. The last thing I saw was ballet in box seats.

I never forget Jimi Hendrix.