'Real' writers can stop crying and go write about cheese

I have a bee in my bonnet. I have read various articles now from 'real' writers detailing their anguish on how many blogger's there are and it is de-valuing writing per se.

I in no way call myself a writer, I just write something down when I feel a little inspired or annoyed. It is the way things are today, deal with it, you moaning 'professional writer'. Who, by the way probably gets paid for their publications. Again, in no way am I suggesting I should or ever will, this is purely leisure and pleasurable.

Look at the music industry and the direction it has taken since the Internet and certain sites have become popular. Don't get me wrong it has given music a sense of being more disposable (and in a lot of cases that is not a bad thing) but I listen to a greater variety of bands/artists than I ever have done thanks the internet. Sites such as myspace, facebook, youtube etc have allowed the average music listener to choose who they want to listen to and when. Itunes sells bucket loads of over inflated downloads.

It still annoys me when record companies complain that physical sales are down. What do you expect when erm...more people are...erm...downloading. Change, that is what anyone doing something creative does not like in the way that their product is being consumed. We went through this with video tapes and film companies thought it would be the end of the cinema. Scared of change. People will keep on buying DVDs regardless of the internet, people will keep buying CDs/vinyls regardless of ITunes and people will keep buying the news paper regardless of BBC News 24.

Another thing that hit me with the death of michael Jackson was that there will never be a musician, film star etc that can justify the amount of media coverage that his death has. This is also due to the way we buy our products and how people become famous. His fame was real and he really was a massive superstar.

All I'm saying if you getting pissed off or even worried that there is just more people writing then maybe you should 'up' your game and do what you get paid for. In my job I can't write about whats annoying me like a little baby who dropped its rattle from its crib. I get on with it, maybe you should.

Quality will always shine through. The bad films, artists, writers will in the end be bad and ultimately...fuck off!

Music listened to recently:

Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Grievances

Various Artists - Dark Was The Night

Modest Mouse - Good News Foe People Who Love Bad News

Spinal Tap - Back From The Dead

Sam Forest - Down The Hillside

Sad Day For Puppets - Unknown Colours

Stephen 'Kokanez' Caines

03/07/2009