On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 08:12:09PM +0000, Andrew McCombe wrote:
So everyone shuts up for a while, no-one gives a shit and war continues.
Achievement is?
Bill gets publicity in TimeOut, the NME, various online music rags. His vanity publishing house Penkiln-Burn gets to branch out into playing cards. What were you expecting, global nuclear disarmament? Someone did say at the talk that silence is usually an indication of acceptance or complicity. Bill agreed but said he wanted to see if he could turn that on its head on this occasion. He's also said in all the interviews that he knows that noone in a position to do anything about stopping the war will ever listen to him, so instead of talking to a brick wall he might as well be silent. Besides, your point is only valid if noone gives a shit. If you're silent for a day at work it will be noticed, and if you're protesting against the war you might be able to convince a few apathetic people that it's not a good idea and garner more support for the protest. Are you really surprised Bill's involved in a project that seems pointless? Where've you been all these years? A few years ago did you say "The K Foundation make a mockery of the Turner Prize, noone gives a shit and puffed-up overrated self-congratulatory art prizes continue" ? "K Cera Cera is released, noone gives a shit, war continues" Bill wants to make art, that will possibly make the world a better place. Call me a pinko leftist commie fag if you will, but I think anything that opposes war is a good thing, however ineffective. Jon -- "When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him." - Jonathan Swift