I wouldn't say I love Adidas, but I do find this sort of advertising more acceptable for some hypocritical reason. I think the best I can hope to do is maintain a healthy level of self-criticism. I don't think I am in any position to pass judgement about selling out and keeping it real (or faux).
That said, I do have to wonder why Questlove did that mobile phone advert (along with Madonna and Iggy Pop). Shudder. > No doubt at all. > > For some unfathomable reason I still feel a very faint flicker of being > uncomfortable with it > though. Everything about it is done to make you feel that it's not an advert > in any way whatsoever > - and I guess this is just the way things are done nowadays. The artist is > happy - his integrity > isn't compromised and we get to see a glimpse of his craft and how he does > things, the advertiser > gets nothing but 5 seconds at the end.....and yet! I love Adidas and I love > Theo Parrish...It > doesn't make sense.
