I totally agree with your points - the market economy finds ways to monetise and that&#x27;s its job.<p>I&#x27;m not actually a big fan of Bowie, I&#x27;m a bit too young, but it&#x27;s something I&#x27;m observing. I&#x27;m also aware that those feelings of alienation are keenest for teenagers and that the music industry exploits that.
However, whilst the music machine exploits the latest pop star - if you were to compare and contrast say, Justin Bieber or Taylor Swift with Bowie, then there is a difference in what they symbolise for the fan, and, whilst the outcome of a sense of belonging is effected in both instances, Bieber &#x2F; Swift do not represent the outsider, they are just more grist for the mill.