Selling Out

To me, the only ways an artist can really sell out are by changing their style, blindly following the demands of a label, or changing their beliefs (political, etc.) strictly in order to MAKE MONEY. I'm all for bands altering their sound, addressing different topics in their music, or whatever. But, I think music is about much more than money. While I'm not overly concerned with an artist's reasons for making music, I understand why it upsets fans to think that their favorite artists have become more driven by the money than anything else.

In the case of Bob Dylan, I don't really see his decision to move from acoustic to electric as "selling out." Dylan explains in the interview "Chaos is My Friend" that he wanted to try something new, so as not to let his music become stale, and I have no reason not to believe him. Obviously not everyone was going to enjoy the new sound, but as long as it was truly what he wanted to do, I have no problem with it.