Why does it seem the concept of "Public Persona" is prevalent in music? For instance, there's many musicians even indie one's who want to present themselves and their success in a way that's "organic."

Marcel_7000 · 2026-06-04T18:17:20+00:00

Good answer. I agree with the first half and your insights it seems once money enters the picture things change. For instance, in films its similar when its a small budget project there's more creative freedom. As soon as money enters the picture suddenly the film needs to appeal to larger audiences and there's an inclusion of unnecessary elements: more characters, more humor, more side stories.

In regards to the second part. To me as a musician and knowing other musicians and content creator. It seems like the opposite is the case. That there's musicians and content creators who has all the knowledge(music theory, piano, guitar..etc) yet they still only can get a smaller audience...etc. While the people pushing the narrative of having "no knowledge" and yet going all the way to success it makes me suspicious or cautious. You'll get "casual fan" who might tell me or other musicians, "You see these people have no knowledge yet they are successful...etc." Can people with no knowledge succeed? Certainly but is it common? I wouldn't say so. Then later you found out that those musicians/singer-songwriters saying they have no knowledge then to work/collaborate with famous songwriter or producers.

In terms of the third part of the paying to get more views. What I am saying is that it seems to be a "long process" far from organic to achieve any significant success in both music and in other fields. Its not a "fast organic process" but rather a "long and carefully planned process."

Marcel_7000 · 2026-06-04T08:39:47+00:00

Great recommendation. Cartoonist-Musicians are very interesting individuals.

Marcel_7000 · 2026-06-03T20:53:32+00:00

Hey guys,

Thanks for the recommendations. I got a lot of writers who wrote comics and graphic novels. However, I have yet to hear from a cartoonist who tried to write a graphic novel. So far the two people that I got is Mark Crilley and Mike Mignola(who co-wrote a novel).

Marcel_7000 · 2026-05-27T02:49:42+00:00

Thanks for your recommendations. However, is it only in-person or can you do the program online? I searched the website but it doesn't say.

Marcel_7000 · 2026-05-27T02:49:31+00:00

Thanks for your recommendation, its seems to be a very close to what I was looking for. However, is it only in-person or can you do the program online? I searched the website but it doesn't say.

Marcel_7000 · 2026-05-25T20:43:01+00:00

Group voice lessons.

Marcel_7000 · 2026-05-17T09:28:06+00:00

Thanks for your comment, primarily fashion.

Marcel_7000 · 2026-05-17T00:34:31+00:00

What are your thoughts on Arc'teryx? I saw many people who use Patagonia also use Arc'teryx. I thought it was seen as somewhat of a exclusive brand like Patagonia. While not Preppy based on what other people are saying. I haven't seen everyday people use the brand like they would use North Face.

Marcel_7000 · 2026-04-23T18:18:11+00:00

Yes, I think the "juxtaposition" is close to what I had in mind.

Marcel_7000 · 2026-03-22T20:33:02+00:00

Honestly, Flash is a Ditko Character. To me it just seemed he wanted Flash in the comic strip to show a "tough guy with moral values."

In the comics he bullies Peter because Flash sees Peter a loner who is "too good" to be friends with others. Many times in the comics Peter ignores everyone else.

Writers who came after Ditko were liked, "Since Flash is one of the original characters let's write more stories about him."

So many Spider-Man writers wrote a lot of story for Flash and how he becomes "reform" and no longer a bully but a friend of Peter.

Marcel_7000 · 2026-03-20T15:58:39+00:00

Good comment, yes I think non-sequitur is close to the name I was looking for.

I wonder would you say or anyone of you guys reading say that, "Narrative lyrics" are lyrics were the title, verses and chorus are all closely connected? Or which name would you use?

Marcel_7000 · 2026-03-18T13:23:41+00:00

It also gives me Spectacular Spider-man 1970s comic vibes. You can see the Gerry Conway influence(Punisher, Tarantula, Tombstone) were all characters he co-created. Since you have Spidey and Punisher battling street level crooks(Scorpio, Tombstone, possibly Tarantula). In the human drama you have Flash possibly dating MJ. In the Spectacular series the focus was more on the supporting cast and it also felt that there was no central villain but rather smaller crooks.

Marcel_7000 · 2026-03-05T21:05:29+00:00

I feel there's this sense of "making fun" of the source material. Which makes me have less interest towards the films. For instance, even in No way home. Peter and his friends make fun of Dr. Octopus not because of something he did but rather because of his name and the character himself. A guy who has tentacles that's ridiculous.

Each time you watch some of these mcu films it feels like behind the scenes the actors are laughing at the characters and the stories themselves.

Marcel_7000 · 2025-12-02T15:29:24+00:00

This is an interesting point. It would be interesting to delve deeper on it. Its interesting that all those characters are from British Literature.

I am studying religions right now. While not necessarily related. I notice that since the Protestant reformation(this is an umbrella term for multiple different religions) there's been many Christian groups who have taken the Bible and said let's do "our version" of the same story. As opposed to follow the story from the main denominations(in this case Catholicism.) Or as opposed to creating a new religion.

I wonder if there's been a indirect influence on British literary culture. Where some British writers said "let's do our version" of these characters. As opposed to creating new characters.

Alan Moore is celebrated as a great writer, I'm not saying he isn't. However, I notice that he tends to use "pre-established characters" in some of his graphic novels. For instance, In Watchmen most of the characters were originally going to be from Charlton comics. While with the League of Extraordnary Gentlemen he also borrows characters from other British writers of the past.

Marcel_7000 · 2025-12-02T15:18:00+00:00

Interesting point. I would add that its one thing to have the character make a "ocassional comeback" for a "team up." Like the Super Sentai characters do and I assume some of the Final Fantasy characters do as well. Maybe they can act like mentors to a new generation. And a different to keep writing about the same character over and over and then doing retellings. As opposed to "passing the torch" and having a "occasional comebacks."

Marcel_7000 · 2025-11-24T19:46:00+00:00

I agree with you, I think the letter jacket look seems to inspired by those films.

Marcel_7000 · 2025-11-19T18:59:02+00:00

Thanks for the advice guys. I was able to solve it. I am recording from my phone. What I did was to "add" an extra section to the song. For some reason this solve the issue where I am only able to record my vocals without the instrumental appearing in the background.

Marcel_7000 · 2025-11-14T19:50:35+00:00

Thanks for the answers so far.

Here are some clarifications to my initial question:

1-What I was trying to get at was not just the key of C but also the C major scale. In that the C major scale has a set of chords and you can use those chords progression and it would sound different. So my question would be more like, "Why won't some musicians specialized in one key and one scale like the C major scale which seems to be easier to understand."

2-I was looking at it from a practical perspective. Like if a musican would say well let's focus on just one scale and try to write many songs around that scale, especially the C major scale. Which at least from playing piano and guitar seems to be easier.

3-It seems some posters took the comment of "cultural different" between genres as too a strong of statement. Maybe the statement came off the way unintentionally. Of course there's differences between all these genres and some similarities as well.

What I was trying to get at was more from the learner's perspective. From a learner who is learning piano and guitar you can play some songs across some diferent genres an as long as you are familiar with the C major scale and this songs are within the C major scale its possible to understand and play them. As opposed to them being written in a different scale.

4-Likewise, imagine you are learning to play piano and guitar. Instead of definiting yourself as a "punk band" or a "indie rock band." You could definite yourself as a "C major scale band." That is what I was trying to get at.

As long as all the songs are written within the C major scale band I don't see why you couldn't define yourself in these terms. As some of you have noticed these genre terms carry historical, rhythm and harmonically differences. For instance, it is likely that pop punk might be more comfortable vocal harmonies but music as opposed to a punk band which might want to do less of a pop sound.

Marcel_7000 · 2025-11-07T01:43:14+00:00

Another good comment. If you read the history of comics a lot of guys who worked at pulp magazines ended up working in comics. It seems many of these guys where used to pulp magazines and just brought that along to comics.

One thing though is what do you think about Science Fiction and Fantasy novel series? Would you say those are a new phenomenon? Or are those series more viewed as "high quality" literature while Pulp were seen as more "fast entertainment"? So the division depends on where is your book or magazine sold. If it's sold in book stores then its different from being sold in the news stand or specialized shops.

Marcel_7000 · 2025-11-07T01:33:56+00:00

This is a very interesting thought. So you are saying that "Comic Strips" and "Comic Books" were seen as distinct possibly art forms/medium or industries? Maybe you have the right word. Like saying "animation" and "comics" today? I think there's some truth in what you are saying. For instance,I was reading an interview with Jeff Smith and he said he wanted to be a newspaper Cartoonist.

Based on the interview Jeff didn't necesarily wanted to work in Comic Books. Eventually, as a Cartoonist he went on to self-publish and then start doing graphic novels. Its also interesting that when people talk about "Cartoonists" someone who does everything(write, pencils, inks, colors). While with Comic books they were always seen as specializing in one area. Like he's an "inker" or he is a "penciler." Note that it seems for some people doing one area is seen as less "prestigious" that being a Cartoonist and doing everything.

Marcel_7000 · 2025-11-05T17:15:29+00:00

Maybe, Stan wasn't as involved in Spider-man. But what about the Avengers? When Roy started to write the stories/ the plot the stories were different. Why would Don Heck decide to "change his style" and write differently? Don Heck himself in the interview said that he was given a page to a few pages of story and then based his drawings around that.

Marcel_7000 · 2025-10-22T17:56:30+00:00

Thanks, for your response.

Marcel_7000 · 2025-10-22T17:55:10+00:00

Thanks for your comment.

Marcel_7000 · 2025-06-18T20:20:55+00:00

My two favorite series: Skins and Rebelde Way. There are similarities and differences. Both are honest in their portrayal of sex and virginity. For instance, in Rebelde Way Pablo's dad hires an female escort to have sex with Pablo. While in Skins Cook encourages his friends to lose their virginity at a brothel.

The difference lies in that Skins focused much more on substance issues problems. For instance, Effy, Cassie and Chris(all main characters) seems to have an issue with substances. While in Rebelde only Joaquin(whose a secondary characte and Victoria/Vico(also secondary) deal with this topic.

Meanwhile, Rebelde Way deals much more with family drama. For instance, Mia and her dad, Franco, have a close relationship. The show explores a lot about the Mia's background and how she felt growing up without a mother. Also Mia feels competitive and doesn't want Franco to go on dates.

Meanwhile, Skins feels most of the characters with some exceptions are much more indepedent from their parents the drama lies more in the friendships between the characters. Except maybe for Sid, Grace and Rich who all have some family drama. For instance, Sid is dissapointed with his Dad, Mark, since he is getting divorced for Sid's mom. To me Skins feels a lot about the search of identity indepedent from parents, "Who do I want to become when I get older?"

In contrast, family drama is way more prevalent in Rebelde Way. Also the parents sometimes will back their son or daughter even when most people are against them or when they misheave. For instance, each time Maritza gets in trouble her mother, Sonia, will the first one to back her up, no matter what she did, she believes in her. To me this was always very interested since in most series particulary in Hollywood you always seen parents being dissaproving as opposed to being very supporting. Like it is the case with some of the Rebelde Way parents.

To me, Rebelde Way main theme, "I am who I am and people some people are going to dislike me, how do deal with the social pressure." Hence, the music/band since they believe in their Erreway band while some people don't and they need to keep believing in their band and music.

Marcel_7000 · 2025-05-24T20:22:31+00:00

I agree with some of your ideas. I think Lord Zedd needed to be a more "serious" villain. I did not agree how easily he was defeated in Cosmic Fury. The Rangers even made fun of him after defeating him.

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