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Originally Posted by RossSC
what it actually says is:
"musicians in these bands stood relatively still during live performances in a detached, introspective, non-confrontational state, hence the idea that they were gazing at their shoes"
which is how the term "shoegazing" was born, it wasnt meant as a compliment but the term stuck.
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And more important is this one, after the sentence you posted
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"The heavy use of effects pedals also contributed to the image of performers looking down at their feet (shoegazing) during concerts."