"I think [that art?] is a valid concept, but what we have today is not really [art?]...It's a popularity contest. It's got nothing to do with [art?]--what it is is mass merchandising.

[joseph berg]

Has art become like politics?

- I think politics is a valid concept, but what we have today is not really
politics...It's a popularity contest. It's got nothing to do with
politics--what it is is mass merchandising.

Frank Zappa