The fact that this story is newsworthy says a lot to me about the state of the dying music industry today.
The severely untalented cuntestant (yeah, I said it!) from BBC's Britian's Got Talent, Susan Boyle, flew from her underwater cave in Loch Ness to LA to film a performance on the equally untalented AMERICA'S GOT TALENT TV series. The show she was going to perform was to be Lou Reed's brilliant, moody masterpiece "PERFECT DAY".
Lou Reed, however, declined Susan Boyle and the show permission to perform the song allegedly because he is not a fan of Boyle. Whether or not that is really the case, I cannot commend Lou's actions enough. I'm sorry there aren't more like him. If he sees someone do his songs the right way from an artistic point of view, I'm sure he appreciates the recognition. I'm happy to see him speak out against the "Instant Stardom" route these god-awful TV shows take making karaoke hacks like SuBo look like bona fide artists.
People who buy one CD a year at Target buy into the Susan Boyle hype. Let tehm. They made Celine Dion and Michael Bolton famous, too. What would the world be without music for people who have no real taste?
Thanks again to guys like Lou Reed and Neil Young, etc. who actually still give a shit about their fans and their reputations.
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While I agree...I have to say.... Rockstar INXS was a great platform to find a replacement lead singer...and although I am not a fan of reality TV, I am a HUGE JD fan and loved the fact that they spent a couple years touring, did an album and still to this day - JD will front them at live shows....
ReplyDeleteToday on the news, they said that she did not have US permissions just UK and that it was a money thing.... To Gypsie: Huh? Jk, you know I never know what you are talking about.... Lick---Grunt----Meow.
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