Are Cellphones Ruining Concerts?


	Are Cellphones Ruining Concerts?

Elizabeth Woyke

5-16-2008 6:35 PM

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Elizabeth Woyke says:

An interesting question.

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It’s not as far-fetched as it seems. As more and more concertgoers fiddle with cell phone cameras and fidget with BlackBerries, some people say mobile technology is ruining the concert experience.
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“It’s extraordinarily irritating,” says Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame. “All these people holding up these horrid little squares of bright light.”
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“It’s like they’re not even there,” says jazz guitarist Bill Frisell. “It’s like, `Why don’t you put that away and listen to the music?’”
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“It drives me crazy,” says singer Steve Earle. “They have their use, but there’s definitely a price to pay.”
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“You never expect 100 percent of people’s attention,” says rapper Ice Cube. “You learn to take 80 percent.”
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But the levels seem to be rapidly shrinking thanks to “microboredom,” a term invented by - who else - a cell phone company to convince people they need to escape reality with their mobile gadgets.
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