“Sex, drugs and rock n roll” once a rebellious rallying cry was now a marketing term for a lifestyle. I watched in dismay as a member of the band Aerosmith whined (with no sense of irony at all) that Steven Tyler should receive royalties from another artist because the artist used a scarf in his act, like Tyler, who, it often seemed to me, stole most of his moves from Jagger. As for any overt social activity driven by music, it appeared entirely absent. The notable exception to this devotion to money had been the Live Aid concerts in 1985. (From AN AMERICAN STORY)
