"Mark R Penn" wrote in message
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Well I don't like Rick Astley, but I'd say he's of equal value (don't know
about quality), because he "touches" people who Mozart doesn't. In that
sense, Mozart failed for some people, while Astley succeeded, even though
I personally can't see why.

Now I agree there's no doubt that Mozart touches more people, is
technically more skilled, more innovative and etc etc etc, but that wasn't
my point. To say anything that someone likes and which hurts noone is
"****" is insulting to those people, and shows a lack of respect for
diversity.



Calling someone else's taste in music '****' is no more than an expressed
personal opinion, if somewhat extreme. I have *no* problem with other
people's taste in music - what surprises me is the amount of music I used to
like I now regard as **** and the amount of music I used to regard as **** I
now quite rather like!!