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Originally Posted by ni'k
hasn't been able to see through the lie dream of rockstar consumption. which if you think about it is just something akin to a competition to see who can consume the most substances and get the most wasted and live the life of excess. it's like an all you can eat steak competition or something. lame. i don't think there's even any pretense of revolution or challenges to the system in music now. and apart from a few select people there really isn't any drive to form a NEW hedonism, one that's not toxic and kills off the self destructive mistakes of the past, makes them as uncool as they really should are, and doesn't valourise the brain damaging stupidity and sheer hell of it all. leave that to mainstream pop music and lynsey lohan. this is why i like inca ore so much because i see something new and interesting not just in her music but the way she lives aswell. until we sever the link between art and the supposed purity of small time record selling touring drug dealing capitalism there will be thousands more jays, most prob won't have the level of recognition he had but most probably could have if they had the chance and circumstances. i'm sad that this happened to the guy, never knew him, rip and all that. unless it turns out that he died of natural causes unrelated to drugs or something and in that case my rant still stands and i'll just edit out his name.
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Why get so philosophical about it? It's rock and roll. People that relate to it often relate to drugs as well and sometimes this means death. I don't think rock music has much hope anymore at being challenging or innovative. It's old, but old doesn't mean it can't still be an outlet to those that identify with it. More than anything, it's supposed to be fun.
There are other places to look when it comes to music aimed at challenging an audience or attempting to be innovative. Unfortunately, the second part of that last sentence often means boring.
I wasn't a big fan of Jay's music, but I can appreciate it for what it was. If he happened to die of a drug overdose, intentional or not, this likely means there was a complex inner demeanor that I'm certain his fans will begin to dissect and question in the same way many did Cobain or Ian Curtis. The music will likely be looked at from different angles Jay may or may not have intended.
I think the flu got him. He had been complaining about being sick.
Hope I'm not coming off as bitchy. If so, im sorry. The internet has the effect sometimes.