Is indie a style or status?

answers1: neither.
answers2: I think its a style
answers3: It is my belief that "Indie" has been a misnomer since
sometime in the mid 80's....when the commercial music industry decided
that there was profit in rebellion and began to co-opt the outward
labels of the Indie scene....skinny black jeans, pointy toes boots,
black leather jackets....and dress the mass produced pop princes and
princesses from their music factories in the garb of the actual
rebellious youth. <br>
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When people began to refer to U2 as an Indie band, I knew that the
real era of independent, different, original music was over. We have
been subsumed by the corporates. <br>
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Indie exists now only in tiny enclaves...in suburban pubs and garages
where small crowds gather to listen to those without a recording deal
and a management company. <br>
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And as soon as these kids get the opportunity to sell out, they do so.
Because there is no longer any way to eke out a living if you actually
ARE an Indie muso.#
answers4: style
answers5: def a style
answers6: Indie is a classification. <br>
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Spoon is Spoon. I feel like to call them something trite like "indie"
cheapens them.
answers7: Indie is a culture. <br>
The music, the clothes, the style, etc
answers8: indie is what you make it <br>
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people have been killing indie latley though..
answers9: status