Helen / London
True artists don't defy genres, they create new ones.
Johnny Lomb The Royal Pom-Pom, Woking
What one must not forget is that genre is never decided by the artist, nor the song. Particular artists may appreciate that they are likely to fall within a genre however no-one can be sure. When the Red Hot Chilli Peppers released their album, "Californication" I doubt very much whether they appreciated that they were inventing the genre of Funk-Rock. Nor did Chuck Berry call himself the original Rock 'n' Roll artist. All he knew is that he was different from what had come before and thus, his listeners classed him in the new genre of "Rock 'n' Roll". All you have to do is make a sound. If you like the sound, it doesn't matter what genre it lies in as you can neither change nor choose a genre. As long as other people like it, it will become popular.
John McCormack/ Shipley/Bradford
Say you had a song in your head ,how would you work out what genre would be best to put it in if you had no one interest in one specific genre?
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