The Curse Of Fame

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I read a (rather poorly-written) comment piece about Amy Winehouse's Mercury Awards appearance yesterday. Apparently her performance was 'electric' and it was generally agreed that somehow over the last year, Amy had transformed from a talented soul singer from Camden into an International Megastar Icon!!1!1.

"Every generation needs its Kurt Cobain!" wailed the writer, gnashing his teeth and already writing the poor lass off for lost.

Well, does it? Do we need self-destructive pop icons like Cobain/Hendrix/Sid Vicious? If Amy is the latest victim of rock'n'roll, then who will be next?

Comments

Role models

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Does anyone actually identify with 'troubled' stars? I had a poster of Kurt Cobain on my wall as a teenager because I thought he was a rather good looking chap, not because I hated myself and wanted to die. I liked Justine because she was the supercool frontwoman of her own band and did what she liked, not because she was an enormous junkie. This is why I find it hard to understand people's obsession with eg Pete Doherty, where he clearly has NOTHING going for him at all apart from all the 'ohhhh woez I have written some poetry in BLUD'.

Re: Role models

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

srsly though, were the libertines ACTUALLY any bigger than, say, mansun? cos they didn't seem to be at the time, and yet, like every second gtr band sounds just like them, whereas 0 of them sound like mansun (we should be thankful for small mercies perhaps)

Re: Role models

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

also, [cough]richeymanic[sough]

although perhaps identify is too strong a word, but he was certainly troubled and i certainly had a thing for him...

I really don't like the Manics BUT

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Richey had Something though - even if he wasn't really a musical contributor at least he an example to all the kids out there that self-harming/jumping off Clifton suspension bridge really isn't much fun. Doherty has no exceptional qualities or value whatsover, hence my dismay at his continued adulation by his fans.

Re: I really don't like the Manics BUT

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

but richey was adulated, totally.

Re: Role models

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

justine was an enormous junkie!?! (;)

Re: Role models

[damnspynovels.livejournal.com]

i thought it was donna... i thought justine was borderline clean, in the celebrity sense of the phrase.

Re: Role models

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Donna was worse!