I care what Maroon5 thinks.

If you're a prominent rock band, you're probably thinking - "how can I get my music out to as many people as possible in as short a period of time as possible?" Lucky for you, Mr. Prominent Rockstar, there is Live Aid - a massive event that brings together millions of people under the guise of caring for foreign nations. A guise so effective, that if you listen closely, you can hear the screams of "I CARE SO MUCH ABOUT FOREIGN NATIONS THAT I PAID TO WATCH MAROON5 RANT ABOUT HOW AFRICA IS IN TROUBLE INSTEAD OF BEING LOGICAL AND DONATING TO CHARITY" being slung from the city streets.

The fact is, only one of these bands truly cared enough about Africa or other foreign nations to step off their tour bus and bust ass for a pat on the back. You know how I know this? Because ONLY Pink Floyd, the band that stood to profit most from the show, donated all the proceeds to charity.

In fact, Audioslave, ON TOP OF not giving a fuck, rendered the most godawful live performance in the history of mankind. It was like saying "Gee, I hope you don't like eating, Africa, because on TOP of not giving you a dime, we've already invested our pay in a high-tech machine that renders us all completely incompetent at making listenable music, as well as makes John want to fight things." For video proof, I suggest you play "Killing in the Name Of" from: http://music.aol.com/artist/main.adp?tab=songvid&artistid=543386&albumid=0
I am wholly convinced that Chris Cornell's recorded voice is created by robots, because he cannot hit a note to save his life.

Anyways, I got sidetracked. The point of the matter is that it's a reflection of the common sentiment in America. Much like people saying, "hey, let's HELP Afghanistan by needlessly blowing up unrelated shit and doing other counter-productive things," Live Aid "helps" the poor by giving money to already over-paid pop stars who supposedly raise awareness about poverty. It's all misdirection.

If you want to help people, you help people. You don't turn it into a massive production to serve your own selfish interests, and you don't profit from other peoples' misfortunes. My blogs have read like grade school lesson plans lately, but I'm beginning to think that the education of younger years has been long since erased.

Maybe that's what people need - a wake-up call in the form of milk breaks, nap-time, and common sense.