MAQ
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Calm the hell down dude! This isn't a competition between the two, they are BOTH important trailblazers!
It's not all about popularity! By that logic, Justin Bieber is more revolutionary that bluesman Robert Johnson.
Justin Bieber and 1D are undoubtedly famous. But so were NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, and 5ive and many other boy bands. But how many of them would achieve the status of the Beatles? None. Because they won't be remembered for more than a few years. Backstreet Boys and NSYNC are already forgotten, and JB is in the process of being forgotten too! Almost no one except his fans - and they've lessened a lot too - knows about his albums after that horrendous My World 2.1 (is it that?) here. Why? Because nothing they ever did was historically important - except gaining billions of views and dislikes on YouTube which is indeed an achievement .
And Purple Rain sold as much as HIStory, but isn't globally that famous or impactful. Songs like Stranger In Moscow were hit singles outside the US.
But anyway, I kinda understand what DuranDuran's said and I probably should not complain about his position - I was kinda happy at first about it. But saying that he's below Prince in terms of songwriting shows an incredible bias. Michael might have promoted himself good, but that doesn't mean that his songs are mindless and generic and their lyrics have no meaning.
Anyway, I'm gonna stop ranting now xD .