Pretty Much Pop #23: The Singer Not the Song w/ Ken Stringfellow

Do you just embrace the pure sound of music or does context matter to you, i.e., the artist's intentions and body of work? Ken Stringfellow (Posies, R.E.M., Big Star) joins Mark, Erica, and Brian to talk about what grabs us about music, how it gets to your ears, singers vs. songwriters, the concept of "genius," and how this attitude toward music translates to our intake of other media (e.g., favorite film directors). For more, visit prettymuchpop.com. Hear bonus content for this episode at patreon.com/prettymuchpop. This podcast is part of the Partially Examined Life network and is curated by openculture.com. Sponsor: Visit skillshare.com/pretty for two months of free, unlimited learning. The post Pretty Much Pop #23: The Singer Not the Song w/ Ken Stringfellow first appeared on The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast.