moongr (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

I'm with you OceanandSilence, the rest should get a f#cking grip, enjoy the music and shut up. I've heard this all before, YOU'RE the one that feels let down when someone gets popular/successful, because they (THE ARTIST) no longer makes you feel cool and special. Get a life.

beastmodedelta (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

its kinda effed up because when commercial music-listenin-ass-people get into bands that were like this and get all exploited and forget about what the music was about they get tuned in from their commercial-ass albums and work their way back into their original real-ass shit and in a way they appreciate the real music more than the fake but bon iver still hasnt gone that route and hope they never will but just thought i'd put in my drunken 2 cents

kiwiproject (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Its quite important for an artist to create a mystery. Majority of songs people connect to is the same thing, love, loss, anger, reminiscence, etc. The things ALL people have or will experience, which means the song has ''everyone'' as a direct consumer. They're songs strictly made to make money. This is passionate, raw, secretive and most importantly REAL MUSIC dude.

jimmywestfall989 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

i bet you girlfiends cardboard my man.

jimmywestfall989 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

little screamo boy

dropxdeadxalex (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

no he's not

the123blah (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

popularity changes the mindset of your music. the reason people love it so much because we can connect with it. Hes on the same level as the common man. Fame in fortune changes that in someone. If you disagree then your an idiot. Theres so many artists that have done that. Kayne West, ludachris, Insane Clown Posse.

jimmywestfall989 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

123blah you are an idiot, just saying

OceanAndSilence (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

what the fuck is "mainstream mainstream"? how could bon iver's music possibly be ruined by becoming more popular? popularity itself does not equate to the degradation of music. when a musician's reason for creating music is overruled by their desire for money, or the desire to create it only for other people's pleasure the quality will suffer, not the amount of listeners. for any serious artist, more exposure does not infer a lackluster effort.

OceanAndSilence (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

listen to justin vernon's latest venture: "volcano choir - unmap". you decide if he's heading towards mainstream music.