my personal opinion is that if the person making the tracks doesnt have a genuine 110% love for the music they are making, then what's the point?! my belief is that people should not be making tracks just to make money, they should be making tracks for themselves personally, they should want to have their say and get involved in the scene rather than breezing in, making a hit record, picking up the cheques then breezing back out again!

as for those quotes, well, Stock Aitken and Waterman.... hmmm... only one of the most successful writers/producers ever i believe? when u reach that level of success (i think these guys have written a silly amount of hit records) its easy to become whimsical about what your doing, especially if everything you write goes straight in at number one or there abouts!

Writing music and production is clearly an art, and a passion for most, and i defy anyone (even Stock Aitken and Waterman!) who says otherwise!

and for the Daft Punk quote... errr... if they REALLLY didnt like disco or house... do you honestly believe they would of been capable of writing one the finest disco/house albums EVER?!!! because i dont, the music on "homework" has an obvious soul and feeling to it, its a classic album and if ur quote is correct then i dont think they would of produced it in my opinion

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