It is noble and I won't be cynical but I will point out that touring musicians probably contribute the most in carbon monoxide poisoning of mother earth.According to a Rolling Stones article, 1,200 tour buses and trucks hit the road annually, travelling more than 60 million miles, using 13 million gallons of fuel, releasing more than 150,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the air. - about the amount 30,000 cars generate in a year.
Holy sh....
That's why I'd say...Live Earth is one humongous medley of Redemption Songs for artistes around the globe. As Dave Matthew
s puts it, their "karmic debt to the environment is enormous". So now as musicians try to repay this karmic debt, the world listens and reflects. Music is not the bandage that will heal the world here but is the phone that calls the doctor. And the doctor is you.If I could be in the audience, I would've picked London 'coz the line-up looked bloody awesome. Damien Rice and David Gray, when you give me 2 troubadours singing together....surely I will Answer The Call.
Like KT Tunstall said, "We've had our industrial revolution, we've had our digital(?) revolution, now let us have our emotional awareness revolution!" (And here's hoping that these musicians stay true to what they've just preached - to have a greener tour plan and stick to it.)Catch the live blog updates here.
The official song and video for Live Earth 070707:
Madonna - Hey you
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