At first, I thought they meant "stroke" as in: he had a stroke at 24 and died.
What are Safeways?
Seems to me this song is about artists having edge and talent when they're young, and selling out. Why is it that pretty much every artist (musician at least) is willing to embrace commercial success and thereby lose their edge? I mean, it's a virtual certainty that when you get rich and famous you're music is going to suffer... why don't more artists reject it, give all their money away, live in slummy apartments and continue to challenge themselves?
Ironically, Belle and Sebastian may have done a bit of selling out themselves. Their albums have been on a slow decline since Storytelling.
At first, I thought they meant "stroke" as in: he had a stroke at 24 and died.
What are Safeways?
Seems to me this song is about artists having edge and talent when they're young, and selling out. Why is it that pretty much every artist (musician at least) is willing to embrace commercial success and thereby lose their edge? I mean, it's a virtual certainty that when you get rich and famous you're music is going to suffer... why don't more artists reject it, give all their money away, live in slummy apartments and continue to challenge themselves?
Ironically, Belle and Sebastian may have done a bit of selling out themselves. Their albums have been on a slow decline since Storytelling.