When any artist of note dies, people flock to pick up that person’s works. Maybe they want to be a part of history or maybe they hope the media will he worth some money someday. Maybe it’s something else entirely. Whatever the case, it happens, so it’s not uncommon to see companies trying to exploit the public’s strange fascination with death.
I was surprised to find that that’s not the case with regard to Myspace and an exclusive video they have. It’s a music video directed by Heath Ledger to King Rat by Modest Mouse. The video was meant to protest whaling in Ledger’s home country, New Zealand. Myspace made almost no mention of the video and even less about the fact that Ledger was involved. Who knew Myspace, of all places, could be so classy?
To see the video, head over to the Myspace page. If anything surprises you it just might be the view count.
