A kung fu fighter in a disco

I agree -- isn't the most interesting thing about westlife the extent to which there is no self-expression. And who would want it? Even the tweenage fans aren't buying into the soul of the performer, they WANT a bland screen on which to project their fantasies. Forgetting this was of course Charlie Busted's mistake, when he wanted to get 'real' (and obviously emotional). Actually, the trouble with 'self-expression' is that it conjures up either 'emotional sincerity' or 'innate creativity'. But surely Axl Rose is expressing fear and confusion and anger and hurt and rejection and desire in 'Welcome To The Jungle' -- which is probably a more 'expressive' song than 'Sweet Child Of Mine'. And even a song which says basically 'I'm a horny rockstar and I want to fuck chicks' is expressing something.