Pop Polymaths (he said poly)

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

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?

USW!

Comments

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

Argh, just reminded that Nick Cave is actually a Really Good Actor - if anyone's ever seen the semi-Orwellian prison drama "Ghosts of the Civil Dead"

[mcarratala.livejournal.com]

Cave's rep in "serious" cinematic circles fairly high after his script for The Proposition, all the hard lifting in the film was done by the Australian landscape.

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

Oh, definitely agreed re: his writing, which had already been mentioned. I'd just forgotten the acting part temporarily.