Florence Welch pays tribute to Stevie Nicks in the new rolling stone

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Originally Posted by Bryan

I like FW enough, but the fact that she's been riding the wave of the one album for 3 years is absolutely ridiculous.She hasn't proven herself yet imo.
Also,the fact that she's heard IYD already shows how 'in' with the industry she's become.
+Wtf was she doing at the Oscars? So out of place.Everyone of those industry brown-nosers can go s*ck a d*ck

First of all, no need to say that last bit about any artist. That's pretty crude, especially about a musician you claim to like well enough. I would hate to see what you have to say about the ones you really dislike...

And I'm not seeing how having heard IYD makes her some repulsive brown-noser. The fact that she was at the Oscars and in RS and able to comment on the musicians who have inspired her means that she's more of a presence in the music world than she was before. She's gotten attention for a number of reasons, but mainly for her talent. So yes, she's receiving more exposure. But why is that criminal? Should she be required to shun the music industry? Why would she want to? What purpose would that serve?
By all means, judge her if it becomes clear she's compromising her music and integrity for the industry. But until that happens, I really can't imagine what there is to complain about.