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Alicia claims record labels force meaningless, emotionless and disposable music on the public - and they are killing creativity as a result.</p> <p>She says, “We’re in a certain instant gratification era right now that kills the whole vibe. It murders it because it makes it so accessible and easy. You can find any song anywhere at any time, so why buy it? “Then, also, at the heart of the matter, is the fact that people aren’t motivated to even feel anything anymore. So much music right now is empty, and that’s what we get shoved down our throats every day; emptiness.</p> <p>“If I watch videos or listen to radio for more than an hour, I want to cry.”</p> </td> </tr> </table> <p align="center" class="maintxt"><small> <div class="adsense"><script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div><br /> <div align="center"><span class="content"><strong>Related Posts</strong><br /> <br><a href="http://www.aliciakeysfan.com/warning-to-all-artist/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WARNING TO ALL ARTIST!!!!!!!!">WARNING TO ALL ARTIST!!!!!!!!</a></br><br><a href="http://www.aliciakeysfan.com/vibe-magazine-69-sexiest/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Vibe Magazine 69 Sexiest">Vibe Magazine 69 Sexiest</a></br><br><a href="http://www.aliciakeysfan.com/alicia-posted-5/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Alicia posted">Alicia posted</a></br><br><a href="http://www.aliciakeysfan.com/timberlake-reportedly-makes-brief-cameo-on-new-alicia-remix/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Timberlake Reportedly Makes Brief Cameo On New Alicia Remix">Timberlake Reportedly Makes Brief Cameo On New Alicia Remix</a></br><br><a href="http://www.aliciakeysfan.com/alicia-not-worried-about-competition/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Alicia not worried about competition">Alicia not worried about competition</a></br></span></div> <br /> You can <a href="#respond">leave a response</a>, </p> </div> </div> <table width="95%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><span class="maintxt">  <h3 id="comments">3 Responses to “Pop Music Makes Alicia Want To Cry”</h3> <ol class="commentlist"> <li class="alt" id="comment-30158"> <cite><a href='http://www.mp3tape.com/alicia-keys/art2066/' rel='external nofollow'>Alicia</a></cite> Says: <br /> <small class="commentmetadata"><a href="#comment-30158" title="">December 22nd, 2007 at 11:22 pm</a> </small> <p>Alicia - good artist and people! I love you, Alicia!</p> </li> <li class="" id="comment-30476"> <cite>XuFiA</cite> Says: <br /> <small class="commentmetadata"><a href="#comment-30476" title="">March 30th, 2008 at 4:51 pm</a> </small> <p>I so agree with her!</p> <p>“Then, also, at the heart of the matter, is the fact that people aren’t motivated to even feel anything anymore. So much music right now is empty, and that’s what we get shoved down our throats every day; emptiness.”</p> <p>Really it’s hard to ear a really meaning full and feeling music in the radio, not just in radios, it’s so depressing people listening to songs that can’t make us feel anything at all. </p> <p>What’s the point of making music if we don’t captivate people with a music that only says for example:</p> <p>“And I’m not gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket”</p> <p>or</p> <p>“Why don’t you sit down on top of me?<br /> Ayo<br /> I’m tired of using technology<br /> I need you right in front of me</p> <p>Oh, she wants it(uh uh)<br /> She wants it<br /> Oh, she wants it”</p> <p>What is that??????</p> <p>Damn we’re lost, I can’t understand how this can even sell!</p> <p>Music for me as too be felt, needs to make people feeeeel, the only way that, that is possible, it’s if artist like Alicia Keys, care to pass trough others their problems, their difficulties, their FEELINGS… I can’t believe that we are starting to put aside that kind of music, and starting to bow before, that thing that in nowadays people call hip-hop, or that electronic POP songs, that the only good thing they have is the beat, and even so in most times they DON’T. I understand what AK said.</p> <p>Like a quote that I found in Alicia’s website:</p> <p>“Music is the space between the notes.”</p> <p>Keep it goin’ Miss Keys</p> </li> <li class="alt" id="comment-30511"> <cite><a href='http://yahoo.com' rel='external nofollow'>naya</a></cite> Says: <br /> <small class="commentmetadata"><a href="#comment-30511" title="">April 4th, 2008 at 2:37 pm</a> </small> <p>i feel what she saying the rap and the nasty music and all that other stuff sucks the music out of the lyrics and it creates emptiness inside us. alicia music and so many others are great they talk about sincere stuff and they are good enough to listin to. the other stuff is whack. and for one am ashamed of what it’s doing to this young society.</p> </li> </ol> <h3 id="respond">Leave a Reply</h3> <form action="http://www.aliciakeysfan.com/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" name="commentform" id="commentform"> <p><input type="text" name="author" id="author" value="" size="22" tabindex="1" /> <label for="author"><small>Name (required)</small></label></p> <p><input type="text" name="email" id="email" value="" size="22" tabindex="2" /> <label for="email"><small>Mail (will not be published) (required)</small></label></p> <p><input type="text" name="url" id="url" value="" size="22" tabindex="3" /> <label for="url"><small>Website</small></label></p>  <p><textarea name="comment" id="comment" cols="50px" rows="10" tabindex="4"></textarea> </p> <p><input name="submit" type="submit" id="submit" tabindex="5" value="Submit Comment" /> <input type="hidden" name="comment_post_ID" value="1293" /> </p> </form> </span></td> </tr> </table> <span class="maintxt"> <br /> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.aliciakeysfan.com/bg-bottom.jpg" alt="Bottom Bar" width="475" height="22" /></td> </tr> </table></td> <td width="5"> </td> <td width="232" valign="top"><span name="KonaFilter"><table width="232" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td height="22" background="http://www.aliciakeysfan.com/navbar.jpg"><h1>Alicia Keys </h1></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="maintxt">Welcome to <strong>Alicia Keys</strong> Fan !<br /> Here you will find all the latest news, pictures, information and all about Alicia. 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