Comments on: Things to Do Before You Get Famous

By: Eric Graudins

Eric Graudins — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:19:52 +0000

I first heard of this experiment a while ago, and it’s certainly a great study about the power of perception.

However, the fact that it was done in a place where people are totally focused on travelling somewhere as quickly as they can somewhat weakens it in my opinion.

Rather than an experiment about whether people can recognise quality music, it became an experiment about whether good music can divert people’s attention from an important task that they are undertaking.

It would be good to see a similar experiment done in a place where there are a lot of people passing by in “leisure” mode rather than “business” mode.

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Eric G.
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By: violin beginner lessons

violin beginner lessons — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:34:55 +0000

thanks for posting, a good reminder that we should always stop to smell the flowers by the road.
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By: Computer Repair Kilkenny

Computer Repair Kilkenny — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:11:00 +0000

I love this article. Makes you think!

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By: korea

korea — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:06:54 +0000

hi my names korea and im 11 pretty young well i was wondering how to get famous if your really poor? i love singing and want to do it for a living. i can really sing i wanted to be a singer since i was 4. i always try to becomea sing. i want to help my mom out too,she barly has enough money to pay the morgage on my house,also i live in colorado springs so she workes in denver so she can feed us with what money we do have.so please tell me how to be famous 4 my 2 sisters, mom, and me – korea.

By: Xorn

Xorn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:08:31 +0000

…$32 in 45 minute? That’s $40/hour. Or, in an average work-week of 40 hours, about $1600 per week, before taxes. Roughly $83,200 per year, before taxes. Even estimating a nasty 30% tax rate, that would still be almost $60,000 per year. That is some impressive money.

Anyway, context is a bit more important than this article points out. Consider the location. Yes, people pay $100 for the cheap-seats for him, but those are people who want to see him, and who are taking time out of their lives to see him. Would enjoying the music have made up for the parents who rushed their children by, had they been fired for being late to work? I don’t think their boss would be too appreciative of it.

Perhaps people didn’t stop to listen because they COULDN’T stop to listen.

By: Adversus

Adversus — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:14:45 +0000

No it only showed that Joshua Bell was not a great street performer. It showed that you can be talented and succeful in one area but its not certain that you will be it in an other.
Let Joshua Bell practise his act on the street for a couple of years and he might be great there too.

By: nemwie

nemwie — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:18:09 +0000

This story is amazing I hope i could learn more instrument for me to be famous but most importantly its a talent within all of us.

By: KB

KB — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:12:24 +0000

I love the post but I am now affraid of the savage breasts!

By: Che

Che — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:07:51 +0000

There could be a different explanation for the people’s behaviour. It is a subway and people would be moving so busily.

What would have happened, had they put a sign that Josh Bell is playing a Violin now? In my opinion it wouldn’t have made much difference in the response since people are not in a mood to listen music.
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