If Elvis were alive today, I think he'd really understand happy hardcore.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Elvis would connect with modern electronic music styles if he were alive.
- In plain terms
- Elvis would understand happy hardcore if he were here.
- What can you take from it?
- Great artists transcend specific genres and eras.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do artists adapt to new eras?
- Is music evolution linear?
Another view
It is impossible to know how historical figures would react to entirely new cultural contexts.
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I don't like encores. It's like, if you see a great painting, you don't want an extra bit painted on the side.
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