@akamran @LeslieBurns @plexus Yes, Rick Beato's YouTube channel (in your link) has regular videos where he gives his (highly opinionated 😉) take on the musical quality of recent chart records, in terms of musical complexity - rhythm, melody, harmony etc - style and lyrics etc. He often laments the decline in musical sophistication in popular music across many genres in recent decades, even in artists whose work he otherwise rates highly.
@hengymrohebwlad @LeslieBurns @plexus I haven't seen that many of his videos. But my point was that this was *Sting* saying it in the interview.