"We were kind of caught up in the genre trap. We didn't really have a lot of artistic freedom. They wanted us to go into a certain direction, so they could promote us easier"
- Mark McGrath
About this Quote
In this quote, Mark McGrath is going over the limitations and restraints that his band faced in the music industry. He discusses that they were "captured up in the category trap," implying that they were pigeonholed into a specific genre of music and were anticipated to conform to its conventions. This lack of poetic license was most likely annoying for the band, as they were not able to totally reveal themselves and check out different styles and sounds. McGrath likewise mentions that the record label or market executives wanted them to enter a certain instructions, probably for marketing and marketing purposes. This more highlights the commercialization and control that the music industry often has more than artists.
This quote is written / told by Mark McGrath somewhere between March 15, 1968 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
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