2013 Grammy Video Nominations

It's obvious what he was referring to in general, Melina has a reputation as a "thief" to some, a sort of lesser Mark Romanek, where she appropriates others work and claims it as her own. I'm not sure if she did this with a Gavras video? Or if he's generally perturbed at the Rihanna/LaChapelle incident as the guardian of music video purity. I always find this argument so amusing. It's always the same old tired line of thinking. There is no artist who creates out of the thin blue air. There are always sources and inspirations. Some just are better at hiding it with lesser known works that aren't as well known to the public. To this point, Mr. LaChapelle is one to talk (or sue), as he borrowed heavily from Pierre et Gilles. I guess it takes one to know one. Don't get me wrong, the MIA video is bad ass, but lets not act as if "flipping" Hip Hop culture into another culture is an original idea. There have been dozens, if not hundreds of videos and ads that have done this. However, I find all of the above to be great music video directors. Melina's latest for Solange is great, her output is pretty stellar these days, and Gavras always comes up with something top shelf. They are both two of the best video directors working today. Why must we fight music video people? We should unite against a common cause we can all agree upon, such as getting raped by record labels perhaps as they give songwriters a piece of your hard work now.