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"He is right that, with Nirvana, it's not about the music; it's about Cobain, or the character Cobain manifests through song."(169)

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“The artist is not a vehicle for music; instead, the music is a vehicle for the artist. Music, accordingly, is a mechanism for the artist’s display of himself or herself.” p.171

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"Fans at concerts remember the energy, the lights, the presence of the performer — not the musical precision."

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“Pop music, we might say, is the art of fashion. And if fashion… is itself an art, then I suppose we could say that pop music is a form of fashion art.” p.177

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“Music is political. We sort tribes by their music. The hippies, the punks, the jocks, the mods, the rockers, etc. Black music, white music. These differences matter.” p178

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"We can also appreciate why pop music is time-bound and an occasion for nostalgia in a way that music (in the other, acousmatic sense) never is." p.173

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"pop music puts ourselves as stylized on display" p. 181

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“With Nirvana, it’s not about the music; it’s about Cobain.” (p. 170)

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“With Nirvana, it’s not about the music; it’s about Cobain.” (p. 170)

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Noe alludes to the idea that pop has some other factor involved in it.

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Pop musics focus shifts from sound to spectical

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Pop musics focus shifts from sound to spectical

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“Pop music is exhibition… You don’t so much listen to pop music as witness it.” (p. 171–172)

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“Pop music isn’t primarily music. It’s an art of display… the art of personal style.” (p. 175)

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“Music is political. We sort tribes by their music — the hippies, the punks, the jocks, the mods, the rockers.” (p. 178)

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“Pop stars are sex symbols… we want to be like them, or belong to their tribe.” (p. 173)

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“Pop stars are sex symbols… we want to be like them, or belong to their tribe.” (p. 173)

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“Pop music is time-bound and an occasion for nostalgia… Hearing a pop tune can take you back to a summer.” (p. 173)

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“Pop music is time-bound and an occasion for nostalgia… Hearing a pop tune can take you back to a summer.” (p. 173)

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“Pop music is a species of performance art… its central preoccupation is with distinctively personal style.” (p. 179)

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“Pop music is a species of performance art… its central preoccupation is with distinctively personal style.” (p. 179)

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The visual aspect of pop is important to its meaning

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The visual aspect of pop is important to its meaning

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“Pop music is exhibition… You don’t so much listen to pop music as witness it.” (p. 171–172)

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Our memories of popular songs impact their value in our lives. 

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Our memories of popular songs impact their value in our lives. 

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Pop music is not just about the artist and it’s a reflection of ourselves. 

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Pop music is not just about the artist and it’s a reflection of ourselves. 

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When we engage with pop, we adopt styles, attitudes, and identities that allow us to express who we are or who we want to be.