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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen
I don't think selling out necessarily indicates betraying your roots. For me, "selling out" in its real, unadulterated sense is the practise of making a record simply to capitalize on your popularity, with no regard for the creative process or quality of the material.
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You've just perfectly described the Rolling Stones for about the last 30 years.
The Beatles' creative process was one of the most sophisticated in recording industry history, and they continued to turn out top quality albums right up to the end with "Abbey Road".
My point stands---the Beatles NEVER sold out. The Stones sold out big time with disco crap like "Miss You".
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