Seth Colter Walls Responds to Commenters

re: Seth Colter Walls Responds to Commenters

Driver of wagons — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:23:30 GMT

As one blogger said on another site.

DEAD at 40 stopped breathing at 50

what I say is

King of the bubble gummers

his music was always way over produced for such a great talent

legal drugs didn't kill him his profession and the people who work in it did

as super talented as he was he sure didn't know how to help himself

there is only one person that can save you from you and that person is you

if you never find yourself you won't be able give yourself the help you need

he needed so much help and he was so ill and no one heard him calling

It was so awfully sad to watch him rot away for the last tens years.

A great loss for those who loved him and his talent

Just another bit of dust in the wind for those of us who weren't all caught up in the hype

re: Seth Colter Walls Responds to Commenters

westwingpotus — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:08:31 GMT

Seth , it wasn't WHAT you said, it was the WAY you said it.

I believe that you didn't intend it to be so, but it was the tone of utter smugness that people read and responded to, not your actual music preference. The perception was little different than a child saying, "My dog is better than your dog!" Yes, it's an opinion blog, but opinions that are not voiced in a manner that makes others receptive to them, it's just chatter. As you grow and become a better writer (as all writers do as they continue to write) you will learn how to put your point across without such an obvious perception of superciliousness and condescension -- that is, if you hope to write persuasively rather than have your words fall into a vacuum.

re: Seth Colter Walls Responds to Commenters

truth&beauty — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:26:11 GMT

I recently read Truth and Beauty, by Anne Patchett, a beautifully written book about a friend who was self harming and ultimately self destructive,and was struck by how a good writer can describe a very difficult situation. It is unfortunate that a person with Neil Young and Kurt Cobain as their heroes, should be read by genuine fans of MJ. And no, we are not all stupid, and some of us did grow up in academic communities and still loved the dance and music of Michael Jackson. At least now I know when I read your articles what to expect (if I ever do read any...)