As a source to work "with", I'd say Taylor's paper is a "motive" source. He is arguing the importance of understanding the evolving nature of authenticity in relation to the changes that society is also going through.

This sentence could be helpful to me in honing my argument. Taylor argues that our identities are influenced by those we care for and are surrounded by, a perspective that would imply that as globalisation makes the world more interconnected and we associate with more people, our identities will become more influenced by different cultures (thus possibly threatening the identity of nationalities). He also mentions colonialism and its affect on colonized peoples' perception of themselves, which is a more negative facet of his view on social identity.

This section is (obviously) most related to my research subject, but I don't think it's particularly helpful for advancing my ideas. However, the overall point this author makes about the fluctuating perception of authenticity in various mediums might be helpful to me in defining authenticity itself as a "theory" source for the purposes of my paper.

Uses the example of french wine as a background source; unrelated to his main example of authenticity in country music, but provides context for the historical discourse about authenticity, which he builds on.

So, essentially, internalized racism?

this case also brings up the issue of whether or not already famous artists that rap about the same things (things that would be considered "threats") would be subject to the same charges and treatment as someone who was only posting on Facebook

I don't think we can credit this added "metatextual layer" solely to YouTube, since there are so many other social media platforms that music and "music memes" are shared through.

Marketa Irglova's song "For Old Times' Sake" is very intimate and personal. It describes her breakup with long-time partner Glen Hansard, whom she also used to be in a band with. Marketa Irglova's whole discography is pretty intimate, actually (and she has the voice of an angel).

He is trying to "justify" his own writing style (which is counterintuitive to the whole idea of art to me, but w/e)

so does the power of lyric poetry reside solely in the speaker's hands (or voice, as it were)?

shout out to hsinmei lin at the university of washington for drilling this into my brain for ten weeks straight