Comments on: Don’t Forget – It’s Not About The Money

By: tecwzrd

tecwzrd — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:55:52 +0000

Sadly I think most people don’t appreciate classical music regardless of the forum. The video is disturbingly painful to see such elegance wasted on people too hurried in life that they couldn’t linger even for a couple of minutes and appreciate the exquisite performance.

By: LJ Cox

LJ Cox — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:07:51 +0000

Being familiar with both Washington DC and Philadelphia, I am unsurprised at the lack of response in DC, the most time-compressed city on the East coast, IMO. They have no busking tradition. I think the scene would have been very different in Philly, where buskers are more frequent, or even in DC for the evening, rather than the morning, rush. How many people enjoyed the music without being able to stop for it?

By: Zachary

Zachary — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:30:09 +0000

Seriously, people, stop and smell the roses!

By: TF Miser

TF Miser — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:46:11 +0000

It probably didn’t have much to do with people not having time. The subway crowd probably had little in common with the crowds he usually plays for in concert halls. Most people probably didn’t care about his music or didn’t want to donate money. Remember, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 15:25:09 +0000

I agree. I think the connection there is between having a sufficiency–not living a life harried by consumerism and its financial and psychological anxieties–and feeling free to listen and see.