at 'every element contained in a piece of serious music is inherent to it's overall being. This is not true of popular music. The beginning of the chorus is replaceable by the beginning of innumerable other choruses... every detail is substitutable; it serves a function only as a cog in a machine.' (1991, 303)
             I feel that this statement, although brash, is true of popular music throughout the years as you can hear by simply listening to any popular band that sometimes it is almost like they are trying to re-cycle past successes of other artists to gain fame for themselves.
             My next question was on influences to gain an insight into why the interviewees started liking the 'rock' genre.
             The answer I got from Graham wasn't entirely what I expected as in many cases when young people are ask
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