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Ongoing History of New Music

Musicians Battling Disease Part 2

Ongoing History of New Music

Curiouscast

Music History, History, Music, Music Interviews, Music Commentary

4.8604 Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In the old days before the internet, musicians had an aura of mystique about them...we only knew what they wanted us to know or what music writers could ferret out...it was an era of secrets and information that was kept quiet... Now, though, things are different...because of social media and our always-on culture, information is everywhere...artists have never given up as much personal information as they do today...too much information, sometimes...  We don’t want our heroes to be life size...the reason we admire them in the first place is because they seem to operate on a plane higher than us...they’ve got a special talent that affects us not just emotionally but occasionally, spiritually...  What, then, do we make of things when we hear our favourite artist is human and fallible like the rest of us and suffer from health problems?...I’ve seen two reactions...  One is a disbelief that they’re mortal...don’t they have some kind of superpowers that keep them free from sickness and disease?...we might have a hard time accepting that...  The second reaction is that such challenges humanize them... You know: “hey, they’re like the rest of us...I can relate”...perhaps this knowledge intensifies our relationship with that person...  And if the artist is open and honest about their condition, it can be inspiring...maybe even by talking about what they’re facing, they can help other people with the same challenges keep moving forward...this, I think, is the real value in the personal health information they share...  Here is part two of a program featuring musicians who have had to deal with disease... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Alan and I just wanted to let you know that you can now listen to the ongoing history of new music early and ad-free on Amazon music, included with Prime. In the Premier League, everyone pushes their hardest to win, and now it's your turn. With their EPL Fantasy Challenge, Coca-Cola are giving you a chance to win big by beating the best. All you have to do is build a team based on rules set by an icon.

0:22.2

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0:25.3

Make sure you keep an eye on fixtures. Who are the players up against next?

0:29.1

Sometimes it's not about form. Like there are some players that, for whatever reason,

0:34.1

always play well against certain teams. To do your research.

0:39.0

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0:44.2

you get a chance to win Coke swag or vouchers. But if you beat the icon who set the rules,

0:49.1

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0:55.9

Grab a Coke, drink it in. Artists have never given up as much personal information as they do today.

1:02.7

Too much information sometimes. We don't want our heroes to be life-size. The reason we admire them

1:09.5

in the first place is because they seem to operate on a

1:12.3

plane much higher than us. They've got a special talent that affects us not just emotionally,

1:16.9

but occasionally spiritually. What then do we make of things? When we hear our favorite artist is

1:22.9

human and fallible like the rest of us and suffer from health problems. I've seen two reactions.

1:28.4

One is disbelief that they're mortal. Don't they have some kind of superpowers that keep them free

1:34.2

from sickness and disease? And we might have a hard time accepting that. The second reaction is that

1:40.0

such challenges humanize them. You know, hey, they're like the rest of us. I can relate.

1:46.2

Perhaps this knowledge intensifies a relationship with that person. And if the artist is open and

1:51.4

honest about their condition, it can be inspiring. And maybe by talking about what they're facing,

1:56.7

they can help other people with the same challenges and keep moving forward.

2:04.6

This, I think, is the real value in the personal health information that they share.

2:09.9

This is part two of a program featuring musicians who have had to deal with disease.

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