poptimists | Pop Polymaths (he said poly)

katstevens suggested that I ask about pop stars who do OTHER THINGS. I think this is a fine area of study. First of all, let's find out who they are:

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It seems to be that being a pop star makes it less likely that people will take your other things seriously (or will assume that you will be bad at them). Is this fair - and is it prejudice or precedent that causes it? Has anyone actually read Madonna's children's book? Is anyone going to see Daft Punk's robot movie in the serious expectation that it will be good?

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... with me for more than ten minutes in a row has run a severe risk of being subjected to my "failed indie pop figures of the mid-1980s who are now actually quite successful in entirely unrelated fields" monologue.

It's not intended to be a monologue but that's how it always seems to work out.

bopkids

Pop Polymaths (he said poly)

Anyone who has been in the pub...