▁these ▁acts ▁esp oused ▁an ▁approach ▁based ▁on ▁art ▁and ▁original ity , ▁where ▁previously ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁absor bed ▁sole ly ▁in ▁authentic ▁interpretation ▁of ▁US - der ived ▁musical ▁styles , ▁such ▁as ▁rock ▁' n ' ▁roll ▁and ▁R & B . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁journalist ▁Richard ▁Gold stein , ▁many ▁popular ▁mus icians ▁from ▁California ▁( like ▁Wilson ) ▁desired ▁to ▁be ▁acknowled ged ▁as ▁artists , ▁and ▁strugg led ▁with ▁this ▁asp iration . ▁Gold stein ▁explains ▁that ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁viol ating ▁musical ▁convent ions ▁and ▁making ▁" tr uly ▁popular ▁music " ▁caused ▁those ▁who ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁" strong ▁enough ▁eg os " ▁( in ▁contrast ▁to ▁Bob ▁D yl an ▁and ▁the ▁Beat les ) ▁to ▁be ▁" do omed ▁to ▁a ▁respect ful ▁re jection , ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁albums ▁with ▁disappoint ing ▁sales ▁usually ▁meant ▁silence . ▁... ▁They ▁year ned ▁for ▁fame , ▁as ▁only ▁need y ▁people ▁can , ▁but ▁they ▁also ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁art , ▁and ▁when ▁both ▁of ▁those ▁imp uls es ▁couldn ’ t ▁be ▁achieved ▁they ▁re co iled ▁in ▁a ▁ball ▁of ▁fr antic ▁confusion ." ▁ ▁Author ▁Matthew ▁B ann ister ▁traces ▁" the ▁more ▁self - cons cious , ▁camp ▁a est h etic ▁of ▁art ▁rock " ▁to ▁pop ▁artist ▁Andy ▁War hol ▁and ▁the ▁Vel vet ▁Under ground , ▁who ▁em ulated ▁War hol ' s ▁art / pop ▁synth esis . ▁According ly : ▁" W ar hol