Reluctant performance

did:plc:yh3mti2utfybyjfafftkhbhr · 2025-12-27T22:36:44.182Z

No artist of any repute would perform in the venue for the foreseeable future.

Posts about musicians resisting forced performance and self-promotion: quotes include "As a musician with ZERO desire to 'perform'" and "force an artist to perform? Oh what a great show that will be🙄😉🙃". Topics: podcasts pivoting to video, gendered differences in performance expectations, removing "corporeal existence," and distinction between charisma/TikTok "shill" skills and musical talent.

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12/28/25, 03:42 AM
Performing "for all people" is absolutely not the duty of any artist. If a cake decorator can refuse to make a cake for a gay couple, a musician can refuse to play at Trump's shrine to himself.
LOL! They are so lame. Is there a law that compels anyone to perform for them?
"LOL! They are so lame. Is there a law that compels anyone to perform for them?"
12/28/25, 03:25 AM
no, but it is illegal to chop them into small pieces and feed them to your dogs. fucking politics, eh?
On the one hand, I do think trump gets told fake things about how popular he is by his crew. So maybe this is overreach...
"On the one hand, I do think trump gets told fake things about how popular he is by his crew. So maybe this is overreach from perceived strength? On the other, there has to be some real panic that he’s at war with a large number of people in this country."
12/28/25, 03:16 AM
The willful ignorance attached to the assumption that any artist has a duty to “perform for all people” is particularly loud.
12/28/25, 02:58 AM
So they are going to force an artist to perform? Oh what a great show that will be🙄😉🙃
12/28/25, 02:22 AM
It's illegal for any musician to refuse to play any venue they are asked to play. That is why Taylor Swift is going to be playing at my New Year's party, she can't say no as it is her duty to perform for everyone and that includes me.
12/28/25, 02:19 AM
Wait, if the “basic duty of a public artist” is to perform for “all the people” wouldn’t that apply to, idk, public servants? Public safety officers? Corporate boards and their businesses? Publicly traded companies? Public toilets? Public achools? RePUBLICans? Fucking publicly racist assholes? 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕
12/28/25, 02:05 AM
"The basic duty of a public artist", gtfoh with that, they aren't signing up to fight for king and country. Like maybe they have a contractual argument here but "You must perform for us" is buuuullshit.
12/28/25, 02:01 AM
As someone who has done a bit of live performance, “all artists are obligated to perform anywhere for anyone” is one of the most batshit insane takes I’ve ever heard.
12/28/25, 02:00 AM
The fuck if I’m or any other artist is obligated to perform for ALL people. Fuck you, no. From the “pronouns are government compelled speech” crowd that now wants to force people to perform.
12/28/25, 02:00 AM
Lmao they just don't have any idea how to do anything but drive away every remotely decent person. It's going to be the same 5 butt rock bands and Forgiato Blow for every national event in the near future. Like who else would EVER voluntarily play there with that dangling sword overhead?
12/28/25, 01:13 AM
Forcing musicians to play has been done before
As a musician with ZERO desire to "perform", I'm on this side of the social battle—my face and personality aren't the wo...
"As a musician with ZERO desire to "perform", I'm on this side of the social battle—my face and personality aren't the work. I don't seek fans or followers of "me". The charisma, say, to shill myself on Tiktok is astronomically unrelated to my skills, talent, or job prospects. Sorry, record labels. 🤷‍♂️"
12/28/25, 01:06 AM
The original context is about podcasts pivoting hard to video, necessitating a level of performance not originally necessary to the format. Also how this spotlights some gendered differences where it once was immune. Many like me would remove their corporeal existence from the equation. 😑
12/28/25, 12:55 AM
Paying at least $100 to see people genetically impossible for the ‘60s performing as “lads” for an entire day
12/28/25, 12:26 AM
As a musician with ZERO desire to "perform", I'm on this side of the social battle—my face and personality aren't the work. I don't seek fans or followers of "me". The charisma, say, to shill myself on Tiktok is astronomically unrelated to my skills, talent, or job prospects. Sorry, record labels. 🤷‍♂️
12/28/25, 12:22 AM
The arts is for everyone. So we’re going to force you to perform or you’ll pay dearly.
12/27/25, 11:50 PM
LOL! They are so lame. Is there a law that compels anyone to perform for them?
12/27/25, 10:36 PM
No artist of any repute would perform in the venue for the foreseeable future.

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