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Recently, there has been a storm surrounding Dagbladet critic Anders Grønneberg based on his review of roll 1 of the pop song by artist Andreas Haukeland (27), better known as Tix.
On Tuesday night, they met face-to-face on NRK’s ”Debate” to talk about the review and not least about the massive reactions it provoked afterward.
I think it’s a problem
In the studio, Tix says he’s in the “Debate” because he thinks Grønneberg is actually a very nice guy, but he doesn’t seem like it in public.
– I think you need a little chat, because I react to the cue effect and the attitude in: “How about a little laugh at Lindmo?” I branched out a bit into “Lindmo”, then got stuck, and then I branched out a bit into “MGP,” says Tix.
The 27-year-old believes attitudes like this are why it’s so hard for kids to open up about mental health. Tix further explains that it is a problem that such statements can flow freely in the public sphere and, therefore, help reinforce a stigma.
I am a friendly person
Grønneberg, for his part, begins by congratulating Tix on the victory in “MGP”, before noting that it is important to address mental health. He defends himself by saying that he has expressed his honest opinion about the song and that he stands up for what he has written.
When asked by host Fredrik Solvang (43) what he really means by the comment, “How about having a laugh at Lindmo?”, Grønneberg admits that it was a bit of an annoyance to Tix and other artists.
He believes that when artists present a cultural product, they visit “Skavlan” or “Lindmo” and sell themselves with a dark past or sad story.
– Then they get a lot of PR and pity, and suddenly they get a much bigger audience than they could possibly have. That moment was the day before Andreas performed the song. Andreas is probably a nice guy, but he timed it directly, continues Grønneberg.
– A lesson for reviewers
I think it’s a shame
Tix does not hide the fact that he believes it is a shame that Grønneberg is questioning his agenda and believes that in this way it makes it difficult for others to open up.
The 27-year-old also believes there is little professional musical competition as a basis for Grønneberg’s comments. To this Grønneberg replies that he has a long musical experience and that, therefore, he believes that the artist cannot assume it as an academic.
Towards the end, Tix arrives with an invitation to Grønneberg, where he asks him to think about what he will write in the future:
– I understand that it may seem that a whole country is against you, Anders and I do not think that is correct. You are allowed to make mistakes. So I don’t want you to eat that headband if you really don’t want to. For me, it doesn’t matter, I just wanted us to have an objective chat.
However, Grønneberg insists that he eat the tiara, which he also does shortly after.
Touched by the answer: – I love you
Also, in “The Debate,” Dagbladet’s cultural editor, Sigrid Hvidsten, among others, points out what a review really is. She explains that the point of a review is that it is subjective and that it is the opinion of the reviewer. Also, he notes that Dagbladet has no opinion on Tix.
Music expert and associate professor at Kristiania University College, Audun Molde, believes that the words used by Grønneberg in the review were unnecessary. He still believes that “done is done and eaten is eaten.”
