RE: Musical culture is dead.
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Thank you, I know this guy, He is very original in his performances, and his audience participations are legendary. He is most definitely of a new generation but in certain respects, it's sad that he has to be so multi-faceted to appeal to as big an audience as possible. We live in an attention culture.
I guess it doesn't help being here in Thailand so my listening habits have changed as I search out 'unknowns' on YouTube where I do find some incredible musicians (it's where I discovered Jacob Collier), not necessarily writing new material but playing classics. That's not so bad as I simply love to watch talented people play where the subject becomes secondary to the musicianship on show.
Exactly, yes. Not many can pull it off, and in most cases it's just not worth the life investment. But, happy you know the guy! I'd recommend Snarky Puppy next probably, in the same kind of circles.
Latching onto old classics is again sad but still great to hear. Even my students here in China, teenagers, are listening to the music of the 90's over modern stuff. Radiohead, Nirvana, etc.