CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist Alex Webster - "I Don’t Think Music Can Be Measured In The Same Way You Measure Competitive Activities Like Sports"
April 1, 2009, 15 years ago
CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster spoke with Headbangers Blog recently about a number of topics including why metal fans feel inclined to rank their favorites and why he has determined that such discussions are completely irrelevant. Here is an few excerpts from the chat:
Says Webster: "As long as I’ve been a fan of music, I’ve always heard arguments about which band is the best, which musician is the best and so on. When I was young, these arguments would be among friends or maybe presented in a magazine by a writer, and of course now you can find them all over the internet. It’s pretty hard not to run into a 'who’s the best' type argument on any music website that has a forum or allows comments.
This is obviously a discussion many of us enjoy, but is there really any way to win this argument? I don’t think music can be measured in the same way you measure competitive activities like sports. Music is an art form, and every individual is going to appreciate and enjoy music differently, as is the case with any type of art. I mean, I don’t follow art, but I’d have to assume that there aren’t a lot of debates over how 'Dali is better than Picasso' or whatever. Each individual likes the art he likes and that’s that; there’s no competition going on."
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