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02 March 2007

Does the World need Rock Stars? →[More:] The more I read the linked thread the less I think musicians are the "rock stars" anymore.

Someone on Metafilter or Metachat or elsewhere on the internet pointed out that writers used to be the big "celebrities" speaking to the human condition and earning the attention and adoration. Then it was the artist (or maybe the artist came first?). Then the musician.

In this long tail age, I think the age of the musician as rock star is mostly over. There will be a handful of big celebrities in every field, music included, but maybe we've moved beyond traditional stardom.

To tie in/steal another thought... In the future everyone will be a rockstar to 15 people.

post by: drezdn at: 17:19 | 12 comments

People magazine displaced the rock star with the generic "Celebrity".

posted by mischief 02 March | 17:29

I think there are very few stars left in any field. Now it's about celebrity. Whore it till the cash runs out then drop it. How much longer till Paris Hilton can't demand $80K to show up at a restaurant opening?

posted by arse_hat 02 March | 18:00

Yes. Somebody's gotta live the coke snorting off a groupies ass dream.

posted by jonmc 02 March | 18:30

*sssnnnniiifffffff!!!*

posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 02 March | 18:34

awww, that tickles....

posted by jonmc 02 March | 19:11

Hugh Grant is my rock star. He dates supermodels and heiresses, tangles with prostitutes, and is ambivilant about acting. Oh, and he's extremely good looking.

posted by LoriFLA 02 March | 19:15

flo, you take the left cheek and i'll take the right

(cheeky)

posted by Pips 02 March | 19:19

But you don't know where that ass has been (although I'm sure you can guess).

posted by wendell 02 March | 21:24

Somebody's gotta live the coke snorting off a groupies ass dream.

jon, that's so offensive. you know damn well I've let coke get snorted off my stomach, too.

posted by scody 03 March | 01:49

Didn't it hurt when they chopped the line out?

posted by bmarkey 03 March | 01:58

Nah, Bono just used a credit card. Amateur.

posted by scody 03 March | 02:03

Does chasing the dragon off the top of Gavin McLeod's head count?

posted by bmarkey 03 March | 02:17

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