What difference does it make...?

Question

would you care if you went to a gig and saw the front man was disabled..would you feel they should not be there or would you feel uncomfortable watching a man or woman with a stick or in a wheelchair....only good answers please and no idiots with smart answers... viva morrissey and the smiths............

maybe it dont matter but as somone said dance that maybe hard as you try to dance but its not like an able bodied person.

Answer 1

I would not feel uncomfortable at all. I would have gone to the gig of my own accord and presumably would have known that the front man was disabled.

That would not make a difference to the talent or the sound of the band would it? If the singer was old - I wouldn't care for his/her looks - I would care for the sound.

I believe that bands should not be about image anyway, and those that would feel uncomfortable in such a situation are shallow-minded bigots that will never see past the concept of image.

Music is that of an art form for the ears - what difference does it make what you see visually of the band?

I agree by the way - Viva Morrissey & The Smiths

Hope I've helped xx

Answer 2

I am legally blind and made my living for 40 years playing music as a part of a band and as a single. I use to hear comments in the background about my inability to see well, but as I progressed in the quality of my work, the audiences got larger and the amount of comments diminished. People with disabilities in the entertainment business are being more well accepted these days. I had to get out of music because after a brain aneurysm surgery, I had a very hard time remembering the words to songs and I couldn't see well enough to read them. If you've ever been to a job fair for disabled people, you really get to wonder just how many people were hired. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to make music my life's work. Remember Jean Vincent? He sang quite a few songs to some mighty big crowds.

Answer 3

It makes no difference. Talented musicians are valid no matter what sort of disability they have. In fact, certain societies believe that something perfect is not desirable. Perfect physical beauty makes the gods jealous and is bad luck. The oriental concept of wabi-sabi celebrates imperfection. Masons in the European Middle Ages purposely made a portion of their work asymmetrical, or put one unit in a border upside-down, or some such "error", and the custom has continued and is still practised by some masons today. In actuality, the worst disabilities are those that don't show up as a physical attribute, such as egotism, ignorance, bigotry, cowardice, avarice, etc. So really, unless people are extremely shallow and immature, and value other people solely as ornaments for their viewing pleaseure, a disability is nothing.

Answer 4

I'd say good on him for not letting biggots stop him from expressing his talents. Because a person is not as able in one way it doesn't mean they don't have any talent/ ability in another.Sometimes they can develop more so because nature compensates. eg I used to work with deaf teenagers and they knew a plane was flying over before I did, the vibrations told them. Also they could dance to pop music and stop when the music did due to the vibrations felt through the floor. What does it matter how a man gets about as long as he can sing well or play an instrument well in the group, after all that's what its all about, music talent not mode of mobility!!!

Answer 5

I say, entertainment, if is warms your heart and lifts your spirits, is GOOD ENTERTAINMENT, period.

An entertainer doesnt have to be an olympic athlete, or a super hot shot dancer or singer.

The ability to entertain is a very special one, in which a person must be in tune with his or her audience.

The Rockettes used "sticks", also, by the way, and they were extremely popular- and still are!

I have also seen people do some pretty cool stuff in a wheel chair, like blow fire, and swallow swords, stand on their hands, etc.

A person can be a great entertainer, as long as the crowd appreciates the act.

Answer 6

Makes no difference, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles. It matters if I like the music.

second the Morrissey and the Smiths kudos.

Answer 7

I agree that Ian Drury and the Blockheads were a great band, whether the lead singer had a disability or not, they preformed well on stage and Ian dispite his Polio didn't take himself or life serious. That's was the true strength of this man, a lesson for all well abled people, don't mock. What goes round comes round.

Answer 8

If you have an open mind, it should not matter in the least.
The important questions:
1) Can he sing?
2) Can he dance?
3) Can he play his instrument well?

If the appropriate questions are answered affirmatively, it does not matter the other parts.
You should not hate him for his disabilities, nor should you show him any favoritism for them. He desires neither...only to be judged for his music and performance.

Answer 9

Nope. I admire peoples passion for music. I would definitely rock out the same if I truly liked them. If they arent good I would treat them the same as any musician and say thier music sucks. If you were a guitar player though and lost a a limb that means your career is probally over though. The drummer for def leppard only has one arm, and he seems to be doing it though.

Answer 10

I don't think it matters at all. You hear them on the radio. You like their music regardless of what they look like. I mean I see a bunch of "hotties" as the guys would say who sell millions of records and I think their music sucks. If you really love music, it wouldn't matter. Stevie Wonder, the drummer from Def Leppard, all these guys are disabled and I love their music.