I think the cnoaeotinnvl wisdom is that the real ‘art’ doesn’t sell well. That may be true, but I think it’s also true that there are a whole lot of people who really want to be the next Britney Spears/John Mayer/Tim McGraw/Timberlake, and are emulating as best they can — go to any open mic night and listen. The most ‘commercial’ music is also some of the most competitive, and you have to sound perfect, look perfect, be the right age, be willing to play whatever crap they put in front of you, and it’s still competitive as hell.