Friedrich Nietzsche - The Original Rockstar?

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/04/17/Craig_Schuftan_Hey_Nietzsche_Leave_Them_Kids_Alone

Author Craig Schuftan describes similarities between Friedrich Nietzsche and modern rock stars. He explains how Nietzsche's philosophy reflects the hedonistic, egotistic, and daredevil aspects of rock and roll.

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Who knew Lord Byron had something in common with My Chemical Romance? Armed with an encyclopaedic knowledge of pop culture, Craig Schuftan traces the history of romanticism in rock and roll, drawing comparisons between 19th century poetic giants and the heroes of indie, glam and emo music.

In this talk with Zan Rowe, Schuftan explores the links between music, philosophy and literature and why nobody wants to own up to being emo. - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Craig Schuftan has been presenting "The Culture Club," a history of modern art and ideas, on triple J's morning program since 2001. He graduated from Sydney's National Art School in 1997.

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[IStehSHIT]

misinterpretation

[HHshare]

Nietzsche is one of the most exciting and impressing Philosophers in all times of Human existence. He's a scholar of open minded thinking. You can interpret what ever you want and call it reality. Bu't don't talk such a bunch of nonsense in a camera.

[marketanarchist2011]

I never understood Nietzsche...

[ShaneIsThinking]

@aggrocontrol So true. It seems funny that those who back this Schuftan are saying, "There is no correct or objective interpretation of anything." Perhaps not, but there are certainly better, more useful ways of interpreting something, which, ironically enough, is what Nietzschean perspectivism is all about. Good post, my friend.

[SHITCAKES4U]

Nietzsche is one of the most coprophageus homosexual syphilis/hepatitis laden bitches in history. When u go to nietche dont forget the whip. And he calls me superman

[toolatefrozensolid]

How can you say Craig Schuftan got it so wrong? There is no correct or objective interpretation of anything, plus you are gauging his entire argument from a short clip. Craig is a funny dude really. Look up his acceptable in the 80's series.

[aggrocontrol]

Nietzsche speaks against decadence all the fucking time - indulgence, doing something for the sake of it; idealism, and here is this confused pretentious guy with a boring voice comparing Nietzsche to a symbol of mindless self-indulgence and hypocrisy. Funny that he wrote a book about Nietzsche yet misinterpreted his works about as powerfully as one can.

[OroborusFMA]

Don't you need groupies to be a rock star? Nietzsche lives one of the most awful lonely lifes you can imagine.

[koss121]

He was only wrong on the rockstar bit. the other things were a coherent [albeit VERY basic] reading of N, sheesh...

[justinpcannon1]

I hope whatever book this dude produced flopped. It should have the subtitle, a book for all, to ignore.

[sugarfreelemonade]

@HHshare I like to Capitalize words that don't need to be capitalized because it might add Substance to my otherwise meaningless Bullshit.

[charpentierjp1]

@IStehSHIT so you have a better perspective? why don't you share it with us?