Who Wants To Be A Rockstar...??
i hate to whine ( actually, i dont-theres no greater pleasure than self-pity) but did anyone happen to watch ' rockstar inxs'...? primetime television - watch talented younsters from all over the world compete to become the lead singer for inxs, a legendary band with extremely justifiable claims to rock n roll greatness...now, dont get me wrong...some of the participants were truly awesome...that australian guy who sang baby i love ur way deserves a recording deal on his own...im not sure who won, i lost interest half way through...but makes u wonder doesnt it...? a talent scout picking the lead singer for a legendary rock band...? in the presence of the esteemed band members of course, and dave navarro (dave fucking navarro!) playing host...but still...? did i just waste the best part of the last 21 years of my life on something that plastic...? is that what rock is all about...? wtvr happened to high school buddies jamming in garages... struggling bands fighting thier way into popularity playing cheesy clubs and local gigs...the ego clashes, the controveries, the attitude, the bedlam...the sex, the drugs, the sheer rock n roll of it...? would ozzy n morrison n hendrix command the same respect n awe if they had won their recording contract on a tv show...say american idol or fame gurukul...? i always thought the best part about rock is how it sets u apart...that connection, that one-ness u feel with another metallica-holic or purple-head...but is that the kind of demographic (culturally and intellectually) thats going to buy the new inxs album...? certainly, atleast a lion share of the new album's sales is going to come from teeny-boppers who watched the show...? hasnt tv taken away enough from us already...? our opinions our points of view, our selves...? does the entertainment industry need to take away rock n roll too...? or maybe i was wrong all along...maybe ozzy did perform in leather n boots for a bunch of pot bellied studio executives before sabbath made their first album...maybe some hot-shot MBA in mass communication and media told hendrix to take apart star-spangled banner and make it a symbol of things to come for an entire generation...maybe spice girls n backstreet boys are the original rockstars...or maybe rock is well and truly dead...
i hate to whine ( actually, i dont-theres no greater pleasure than self-pity) but did anyone happen to watch ' rockstar inxs'...? primetime television - watch talented younsters from all over the world compete to become the lead singer for inxs, a legendary band with extremely justifiable claims to rock n roll greatness...now, dont get me wrong...some of the participants were truly awesome...that australian guy who sang baby i love ur way deserves a recording deal on his own...im not sure who won, i lost interest half way through...but makes u wonder doesnt it...? a talent scout picking the lead singer for a legendary rock band...? in the presence of the esteemed band members of course, and dave navarro (dave fucking navarro!) playing host...but still...? did i just waste the best part of the last 21 years of my life on something that plastic...? is that what rock is all about...? wtvr happened to high school buddies jamming in garages... struggling bands fighting thier way into popularity playing cheesy clubs and local gigs...the ego clashes, the controveries, the attitude, the bedlam...the sex, the drugs, the sheer rock n roll of it...? would ozzy n morrison n hendrix command the same respect n awe if they had won their recording contract on a tv show...say american idol or fame gurukul...? i always thought the best part about rock is how it sets u apart...that connection, that one-ness u feel with another metallica-holic or purple-head...but is that the kind of demographic (culturally and intellectually) thats going to buy the new inxs album...? certainly, atleast a lion share of the new album's sales is going to come from teeny-boppers who watched the show...? hasnt tv taken away enough from us already...? our opinions our points of view, our selves...? does the entertainment industry need to take away rock n roll too...? or maybe i was wrong all along...maybe ozzy did perform in leather n boots for a bunch of pot bellied studio executives before sabbath made their first album...maybe some hot-shot MBA in mass communication and media told hendrix to take apart star-spangled banner and make it a symbol of things to come for an entire generation...maybe spice girls n backstreet boys are the original rockstars...or maybe rock is well and truly dead...
posted by ninetieschild at 12:59 PM
4 Comments:
hardly know u or have heard of u but got to ur blog through a friend... u're wrong abt wat u said...rock is wat YOU make of it...not the world..who gives a fuck abt the rest of them...ozzy and morrisson and hendrix must've plaed for the money or the fame but we both know wat really got them going.. the irreplacable high that rock gives u... and just because some fuckers decided to get their band started all over again don't lose the respect for rock...because that's the only thing that'll keep u going through this fuckin life....
lol funnylifian..tt was pretty passionate but i see where ur going wt the fuck yous..thnx man..
thnx yam..thats wt i mean..its not tt v dint knoiw all our pocket money rolled right into our rockstars pockets..but it felt good feeling tts not all they cared abt..tt there was more to it thn being poster-idols and going platinum...otheriwse thered be hetfield actionfigures and kurt cobain apparel doing the rounds...! its not even just inxs and thier tv show..its this whole post 90s nu(NU fuck) thing...creed cd covers tt say "creed wears versace" and blink 182 launcing abacus clothing label and fred durst and his studiofull of clones...wt is this world coming to for gods sake? i thought bling bling and gold teeth and hoes was a hip hop/gangsta rap concept..nothing wrong wt it but since wen do rockstars give a shit about thier clothing labels?? cmon!
Yes it is lame.. the show. Wud have nvr expected them to. But I'm so glad it wasnt Aerosmith or U2 tho.. i wudbe been positively hurt then.I love INXS but don't think they're in quite the same league.. I agree with wat funnylifian said too. For me, my music is simply wat I make of it.. its the inexplicable connection i feel.. n I really don't care for the rest of them. I wudnt lose respect for INXS if they did that.. as long as their music still made me the feel the same way. And rockstar INXS certainly does not make me lose respect for rock music and all it has given me. heh, well that sounds like a sumamry of the above.. but thats just wat i feel.
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