Why don't we have rockstars anymore?

What about the people who play concerts/festivals?

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its actually very specific

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he's like 90

Most rock stars were liberals, at least in the 90s. Sonic Youth definitely were.

But we do, OP. Ever heard of this band called 21 Pilots? :^)

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>21pilots
>rock

how can it be rock with no guitars dummy

No idea, but they're what qualifies as a "rock" band these days.

the internet killed rock stars

Feminism.

Because rock musicians can't afford to drive Rolls-Royces into swimming pools anymore

Josh Homme is still alive, dude

I think Kurt Cobain happened. He pointed out how ridiculous the culture of rock stardom was in such a blatant and obvious way, that there really is no coming back from it.

im loving this meme

there are multiple musicians that are on the front page of Cred Forums every day. those are your rockstars.

those are popstars.

Rock stars are/were pop stars. There was never a rockstar who didn't make pop music.

Rock music is no longer at the forefront of popular music culture. The reason we no longer have rock stars is that there are few people who are necessarily captivating within rock and have reconciled that within the mainstream.

You currently find that more in hip hop and other pop forms, but typically rock is going through a slump. Come back in a few years, and Im sure someone nihilistic will come around to seduce a new generation into a higher concept which emerged from their isolation or something.

Because rock music takes too long to release shit. the time faggots like radiohead take yrs to release shit. drake or kanye already dropped an album and a mixtape is on the way.
hip hop keeps its fans entertained at all times
Rock musicians like to be assholes on some god complex that this generation wants nothing to do with
guys like mac demarco/carseat headrest are the right motto. if rock is gonna need to have if its gonna make a comeback

Keep your fans happy with good consistent music

What about all the people listed under rock here. Thom Yorke, Nick Cave, Gira, Will Tornedo are just some of the rock stars we talk about on Cred Forums daily

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because digital distribution has given previously lesser known artists access to audiences; effectively fracturing the market into smaller, more specific segments

I'm kind of glad rock has slipped behind on the mass culture production cycle.
'tis more authentic.