I always thought of the term "sellout" in terms of a musician who traded authentic, weird expression for a more palatable mainstream sound in exchange for big bags of money - I wonder if it originates in 60s pop culture? Who was the first sellout?
I'll answer my own question 😂 According to some quick research, the first instances of the term showed up in jazz culture and grew in the larger pop culture phenomenon.
How appropriate that a show biz term is now applicable to so many different types of professions - all the world is in fact a stage.
I always thought of the term "sellout" in terms of a musician who traded authentic, weird expression for a more palatable mainstream sound in exchange for big bags of money - I wonder if it originates in 60s pop culture? Who was the first sellout?
I'll answer my own question 😂 According to some quick research, the first instances of the term showed up in jazz culture and grew in the larger pop culture phenomenon.
How appropriate that a show biz term is now applicable to so many different types of professions - all the world is in fact a stage.