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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
originality is EASY. what is not easy is worthwhile originality.
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Totally agree. Originality, like authenticity, is one of the most overrated concepts in culture. Originality and authenticity can exist, but are of absolutely no merit whatsoever if that's
all they are.
Having said that, I can't think of a single thing that I like that isn't in
some way original. But it's other more important but ultimately indefinable qualities that draw me to them first.
Perfect example: The Ramones. On one level quite derivative, but still nobody sounds quite like them - or sounded like them prior to their existence.