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<blockquote data-quote="Tarrasque Wrangler" data-source="post: 1121375" data-attributes="member: 7473">It just kills me every time I open up my new Rolling Stone and, without fail, there's a picture of Eminem flipping the bird (Don't believe me?&nbsp; There's one right in the latest issue).&nbsp; Johnny Cash was doing that 30 years ago, back when it was cool.&nbsp; When Eminem does it, it just looks like a guy who lived with his mom well into his twenties who's trying way too hard to look cool.&nbsp; &nbsp;That was the great thing about Johnny Cash - he never came off as an act.&nbsp; The black clothes, the downbeat lyrics, the attitude, it all could have been so gimmicky.&nbsp; When he talked about wearing black to show his sympathy for the poor and working-class people that listened to him, it didn't come off as overly earnest, either.&nbsp; He was a genuine artist who seemed to lack any shred of artifice.&nbsp; There aren't too many like him left.&nbsp; Neil Young's one.&nbsp; Springsteen's another.&nbsp; And crap, they're getting on in years too.&nbsp; Ugh.&nbsp;Jeez, three posts in this thread so far.&nbsp; Can you tell I'm upset about this?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tarrasque Wrangler, post: 1121375, member: 7473"] It just kills me every time I open up my new Rolling Stone and, without fail, there's a picture of Eminem flipping the bird (Don't believe me? There's one right in the latest issue). Johnny Cash was doing that 30 years ago, back when it was cool. When Eminem does it, it just looks like a guy who lived with his mom well into his twenties who's trying way too hard to look cool. That was the great thing about Johnny Cash - he never came off as an act. The black clothes, the downbeat lyrics, the attitude, it all could have been so gimmicky. When he talked about wearing black to show his sympathy for the poor and working-class people that listened to him, it didn't come off as overly earnest, either. He was a genuine artist who seemed to lack any shred of artifice. There aren't too many like him left. Neil Young's one. Springsteen's another. And crap, they're getting on in years too. Ugh. Jeez, three posts in this thread so far. Can you tell I'm upset about this? [/QUOTE]

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