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Her core objection centered around money. Reema pointed to tribute events charging $60-$100 a ticket, and called that a betrayal of everything Ziad stood for. She described him as a true communist, not in theory but in practice, someone who used to negotiate down producers’ ticket prices himself so that his audience could actually afford to show up, even if it meant cutting into his own fee. Turning his memory into a premium ticket twists the very principles he lived by.<\/p>
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Reema also objected to the way some tribute concerts reinterpret or perform Ziad’s music, arguing that his work should never be altered or distorted. She described him as a meticulous artist who would discard a song or piece of music over the smallest imperfection, saying he would never have accepted others reshaping his compositions in the name of honoring him. She accused some organizers of exploiting his legacy for attention and publicity, rather than respecting the standards and values he lived by.<\/p>
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