As Maroon 5 moulded their sound into a contemporary pop-dance style, they would inevitably look to collaborate with the production titans. Oh, and Robin's wife hasn't decided to come back, despite the ever romantic public musical grovel. The final single from the Overexposed album. On releasing his new album, a whiny un-wanted love letter to estranged wife Paula Patton, it made a pitiful 530 sales in its first week in the UK. I’d like to draw his attention to Robin Thicke, and what became of him after the slimy legacy of Blurred Lines died down. It’s sad that the industry has given up on being a role model, in favour for scandal, outrage and breaking boundaries for the sake of it. But it’s about time he took responsibility for his work. Well done to him, he’s doing his job well. Sadly, it’s most likely that the idea for Maroon 5’s bloody masterpiece was the brainchild of a clever music exec, greedily rubbing his hands together and he daydreams of how the outrage will equal clicks, which will equal money, which will boost his ego. Is it much of a leap to assume that by watching videos that glorify treating women like objects, make stalking seem sexy and a great way to snare the girl of your dreams, that consumers will follow suit? If we allow imagery, such as Behati Prinsloo covered in animal blood being sexed up by a depraved sociopath, how are we to teach our young men that this behaviour is not okay? How are we going to raise our women to believe that they can achieve more than being the object of a man’s affection, the backing model to Robin Thicke’s show?
How many women have learnt the precise art of contouring, since seeing Kim Kardashian’s flawless make-up? How many men have, somewhat misguidedly, taken to wearing ridiculously skinny jeans and tippex white trainers a la the boys of The Only Way is Essex? People emulate the behaviours of those they look up.
It’s about the simple recognition that things matter because they have enormous power and influence on the way we view ourselves and each other. But this is not about anything as lofty as art censorship.