Guetta Reckons That Staying Underground "Killed Dance Music"

[dubloke]

http://www.mixmag.net/words/news/guetta ... ance-music

A revealing interview with David Guetta appeared in the Observer over the weekend.

The Frenchman opined that the dance scene's unwillingness to embrace its full commercial potential "killed dance music for so many years".

Guetta said: "That spirit of wanting to keep this only for ourselves, and anything that's successful is bad. That culture that goes in a cycle where everybody loves someone and they're all talking about him, and then in one second, because he's successful, 'Ah, fuck him, he's bullshit!' What? But you were saying the same guy was a genius last year, now he's the worst person?"

Something tells us he's a little peeved that people have been hating on him for churning out mindless club bangers.

He also reckons that the dance music underground is dead and that bedroom producers have the ability to blow up more quickly than ever before.

"It was a subculture, it was a lifestyle, it was all of these things. But these days, it's not really working like this any more. It took me 20 years to do what I did. Avicii, last year, no one knew who he was. Now he's the biggest thing on the planet. You understand? It's totally different."

Worth a read then, if only to get a rare glimpse of what one of dance music's biggest stars really thinks.

[wub]

Bob Crowe reckons that 'dancing on the Underground' is what killed Guetta.

[Forum]

Surely he must understand the irony of what he's saying?
Who's this avicii?

[fassyman]

Who's this avicii?

avicii! he's so hot right now

[jameshk]

Who cares what he says, He best hope i'm too fucked to aim right when he plays at benicassim. Bottles will be flying.

[garethom]

Successful =/= Making tons of money

[JTMMusicuk]

i think gutta coming out of the underground killed dance music

[Reese_Liar]

Man, I'm not one to usually hate on other producers but I really can't stand David Guetta.

Also not sure if his latest album title is ironic or what is going on... "Nothing but the Beat" featuring a fuckton of guest-singers/vocals, writers and co-producers.

[Johnlenham]

Surely he must understand the irony of what he's saying?
Who's this avicii?

"Sometimes......I get a good feeling" song aint he? used on some godawful holiday advert.

Make a fuck load of money for gigs and has one big song (two now i think)

[Pedro Sánchez]

Dance music is killing the underground.

[bennyh]

Dance music is killing the underground.

[dubloke]

Dance music is killing the underground.

flipping planned engineering works every weekend!

[tunabomber]

Surely he must understand the irony of what he's saying?
Who's this avicii?

i liked him last year, but he's shit now.

[LA_Boxers]

ketamine ruined dubstep.

[NilsFG]

Someone should slap Guetta right in the face with one of those HUGE rubber dildos.

ketamine ruined dubstep.

Just say neigh.

[Forum]

The internet ruined dubstep.

[LA_Boxers]

dubstep ruined the internetz.

[ketamine]

ketamine ruined dubstep.

F*ck you.

[dubfordessert]

lol he seems to actually think dance music is all about him

[dickman69]

wut a tool bag