I just think Donny often confuses us here with his audience...

As MUSICIANS, shouldn't we be more aware of what is fatuous pablum, to divert and entertain the unstudied, and what is great music, with thought and heart and skill behind it..?

Now, don't get me wrong... There is country music I admire and respect. And there is jazz (especially smooth jazz and the worst of the bigband years) that I abhor. But when you play out the averages, let's just say, you have to look a LOT harder down the country charts to find something that has anything but money as its motivating factor!

But that puts it squarely down Donny's favorite motivation, I guess!