I agree about Beck - boring pablum. I disagree about dancing though. Look at RHCP - nobody would criticize RHCP as not being artists yet they tear it up at every show. That is showmanship and you can be both an artist and a showman.
Duran Duran weren’t that bad - unlike many teen bands they could play instruments and they actually wrote ALL their material except the David Bowie Fame cover they used to do. Simon Le Bon struggled with his voice on tour as many artists do. And Pink Floyd and Genesis light shows and visual imagery didnt make them bad artists IMHO. Just good showmen.
Benjamin Zander used to tell me, "play sitting on your left cheek of your bum" - which was his way for saying get lively, get out of your comfort zone, move your body and get inspired because if you are pumped and inspired as a musician then magical things happen.
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