Should artists ignore the market?

The record label told Queen that Bohemian Rhapsody was too long and too strange — Queen released it anyway. Was that brave or reckless?

State the question

Write the core tension in one sentence — not your view, just the honest dilemma as you see it.

The case FOR ignoring the market

List your three strongest arguments. At least one must come from the article.

The case AGAINST ignoring the market

List three genuine counter-arguments — not strawmen. Make the strongest case you can for the side you instinctively resist.

Find your lean — then challenge it

Mark where you stand on the spectrum. Then look back at step 3: which counter-argument is hardest to dismiss, and why does it trouble you?

Always follow the market

Always follow the vision

Your verdict

Write the single word that captures what this debate actually turns on — then in one line, explain why that word, not another.

Why that word?

Discuss Tell your partner which counter-argument from step 3 most nearly changed your mind.

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