In its earliest forms, music was intended to be viewed as an art, where the artists expressed their emotions in an attempt to educate and to influence their listeners. Part of this notion still holds true today, as modern artists express their inner emotions to please their listeners. Yet, to what

But the death of a million is a statistic.

You have the right to remain violent…

Adolescents have proven to be quite fragile and struggle with concepts and values put forth by many artists. Often, children tend to develop role models and learn from what they see and hear. Kids wanting to actually become a singer show this by dressing and acting like their role models. However, with negative messages and poor role models being repetitively aired, young children grow up believing that hatred, suicide, and drugs are morally acceptable actions in our society.

Michael Medved states in his book, Denial Behavior, that “Scientific and academic research support a clear consensus that the media is purposefully pumping children with the message that violence is the way to solve their problems.” When applying Medved’s notion to music, it is clear that a comparison can be drawn. The music associations provide children with violent messages in part because clever catch phrases which detail violence as “cool” draw the most amount of listeners. Thus, the higher the sales of these well-promoted albums enable the music industry to make a greater profit. Because of excessive profits, companies who support these messages lose sight of the heightened corruption and violence that exists in our society. Songs depicting violence usually display subtle yet powerful messages.

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, Songs Osbourne’s, Denial Behavior, Fight Song, Bacardi Dark…, Elizabeth Thoman, Marilyn Manson, Suicide Solution, Medical Association, Disease Control, role models, alcohol drugs, music industry, listening habits, poor role,