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expired Posted by savvyshopper7903 • May 6, 2021
May 6, 2021 2:09 AM
Sweet Child o' Mine: Guns N' Roses Children's Hardcover Book
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Anyway, that wasn't my point. My point was that a lot of good art is done by people who have used drugs. And it would be a shame if children could not enjoy such art just because the artists used drugs. Sweet Child O' Mine is a great song, and GNR made a lot of great songs. Why can't children enjoy those songs or, in this case, a nice story? You don't have to understand deep meanings to enjoy the melodies of a song, you know.
I think many adults freak out too easily about "protecting the children" as if children were fragile crystal. They are not. They are not going to break because they hear some cuss words or see some boobs on TV, and they are not going to become heroin addicts because they think "Sweet Child O' Mine" sounds good.
And if we're gonna be protecting children, then prioritize. Teach them good values, encourage them to learn in school, introduce them to healthy foods, promote exercise, don't glorify violence, etc. There are dozens and dozens of things we can do to protect children that are way ahead of "corruption" by rock n' roll. To blame drug abuse on rockers is just way off the target.
Growing up, Guns & Roses was such a white trash band. They made some great music in spite of that, once again proving that anyone from anywhere in the world can make great music.
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As for the prevalence of drug abuse, theres a difference between a group that celebrates and elevates abuse of drugs (out of context and rarely seen interviews notwithstanding), and those that attempt to divorce the art from the addiction (for the most part). Even a Van Gogh may have been heavily under the influence, but it isn't generally a glorified theme of his work. I never understood why Eric Clapton's "Cocaine" was played on the radio so heavily, I mean, its not even a good song!
Either way, I think we can all agree that there are a disturbing number of people (both with and without success) that said they tried/abused drugs because it seemed like everyone successful (at least in the music world) were also drug abusers. I've never quite understood the attitude of not protecting children as much as possible. They will lose their innocence at some point, and never get it back. Why rush it?
I enjoy their songs, but let's not pretend they don't have a message that any sane parent would protect their children from. Bring on the downvotes.
Sweet child of mine is one of the cleanest, but he ain't talking about his kid.
Growing up, Guns & Roses was such a white trash band. They made some great music in spite of that, once again proving that anyone from anywhere in the world can make great music.
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