Anthony Fantano calls himself "the most relevant and impactful music critic” in response to Halsey (via Variety):
“I don’t have to prove my track record to Halsey. I have been the most relevant and impactful music critic of my — and any — generation for over 10 years now. You can’t really debate that. There’s no music critic bigger than me who’s had more impact than me for as long as I have, consistently. And if I die tomorrow, nobody’s going to outdo that run.”
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why is Olivia inviting Eli, the child of a billionaire who said that Taylor slept her way to the top of the industry when she was a teenager, into this festival?? what a disgusting decision
Music critic Anthony Fantano speaks to Variety after being slammed by Halsey:
“We’re talking about a two-year-old review here where I’ve remained mostly silent on the reception of the review, despite the fact that Halsey and her fans, for the duration of that time, have pushed the narrative that I disliked the album — or said in my assessment of the album that there was a ‘self-centeredness’ about it — because she was sick. That I specifically attacked this album and tore it apart because there’s some cartoonishly evil characteristic about me that somehow just singled this album out because of who she is or the illness that she suffered during that time in her life that inspired the record, which couldn’t be further from the truth... I’m not the devil himself for not enjoying this album. On top of that, it has nothing to do with Halsey being a woman. There are countless women whose projects I’ve championed over the years. I have no problem with enjoying and supporting the work of women, especially women who address serious issues in their work."
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i hope she gets out of that mindset bc she truly can have a long and great career if she quits pandering to the likes of stan twitter AND reddit losers
Olivia on writing her sophomore album GUTS via Pitchfork!
“I had so much trouble writing it, and just feeling the criticism in my head—sitting at the piano and just thinking about what Twitter and Reddit was gonna say.”