Its been an entertainment filled past few days for EDM on Twitter. Diplo’s opinions on the new Daft Punk album, BT’s tweet attack on Porter Robinson, and now Zedd’s very opinionated rampage against fans exhibiting “selfish, stupid behavior”.
After the release of his album Clarity exhibited a significantly lighter version of Zedds usual style, many Zedd fans criticized the producer, labeling him a sell-out and viewing the tracks as unoriginal and uninspired. Now either Zedd has been feeling the sting of these criticisms as of late or he’s gone to batt for a similarly offended musical friend, his tweets don’t make this clear, but either way he’s obviously peeved.
Zedd’s opinion that fans sometimes “gotta let the artist be the artist and either accept what an artist puts out creatively or just listen to something else” makes me think this must be a reaction to statements that he’s changed his style with his new hit ‘Clarity’. Sick of feeling like his fans are trying to “own” him Zedd condemns those “fans” who share negative comments just to get a response.
Maybe we should let Zedd know we still love him. He’s managed to make music that appeals to everyone, that defies the boundaries so often created by the EDM genre. Success should be respected, not met with contempt .
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