All of this concern over "authenticity" just shows that it doesn't exist anymore, and probably never has in the realm of pop music. What's wrong with reinvention? Don't kids do this all the time when they change schools? And wait, rich people aren't allowed to express themselves? Or have emotions and thoughts concerned with something other than maintaining their Scrooge McDuck vaults?
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All of this concern over "authenticity" just shows that it doesn't exist anymore, and probably never has in the realm of pop music. What's wrong with reinvention? Don't kids do this all the time when they change schools? And wait, rich people aren't allowed to express themselves? Or have emotions and thoughts concerned with something other than maintaining their Scrooge McDuck vaults?