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Originally Posted by Supersonic
Yeah, this. I don't think you need to "hang" with poor people to understand their problems but Jon does everything to avoid the group of people he writes about. If anything he's using them as a selling point, really.
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I think this is more spot on than you're post, Dominik.
At the end of the day it's about credibility. Bruce doesn't live the poor-man's life either. But he succeeds to connect with those people through his lyrics because people believe him when he tells he cares about them.
When Jon tries to write "social conscious" lyrics its awkward because no-one believes him. Despite all his social commitment he doesn't represent those people.