mr dave

i seem to remember another group who were made popular by little more than teenage girls who were supposed to go away once their minute in the spotlight was up.



not comparing the artists, just don't deny the power of teenage girls on pop culture.

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the difference is they had actual talent and creativity

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mr dave

right, but their actual talent and creativity only came to light after their initial surge to popularity thanks to teenage girls around the world. or do you actually put 'i wanna hold your hand' on the same level as 'a day in the life'?

as for the whole 'woe! it's not fair that talent is being ignored' angle. suck it up. yes, the people at guitar center are talented, same as all the other people hanging out at every other guitar center around the world, funny thing happens when everyone has the same talent. it becomes routine and boring. does running excite you nearly as much as it did when you were 2 and it was still totally new to you? playing a bunch of riffs on a guitar gets old eventually too.

EVERY town has one of 'those' kids with oodles of untapped talent. yet most of the time no one (including the individual) makes realistic steps towards exploiting that talent, and that's really what needs to be done - exploitation of talent. some people can handle it, some people don't mind having one truly special aspect of their metaphysical being run through a machine for the benefit of others, and, well, more power to them.

if you really don't care about the mainstream and are only interested in pursuing personal creative endeavors then it shouldn't really matter who's getting publicity in the mainstream. if it does, then you really need to do some soul searching to figure out which side of the issue you're lying to yourself about.

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soo well said!!! props to youmr. dave !

My point was he wasnt some spoiled rich kid that got famous for no reason. And just because his songs suck doesnt take his talent away. Call me crazy but being able to play the drums, the guitar and the piano and play them well... thats a talent to me. Hes just turned 16, what is he supposed to sing about?? His songs are innocent, he has a good voice and he seems like a good person.

Are you telling me that if you posted a vid on youtube singing and playing intsraments and then a famous music artist noticed you.. you wouldnt take it up because there is some other kid that more talented then you?? you would turn it down??

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I don't care for Justin Bieber. I wouldn't say that he is particularly good at all. But he's for a specific demographic, one that i'm not a member of anymore, a demographic that has had mediocre to downright bad music (as long as the person performing the music is attractive) marketed at them for decades now. It's nothing new. So, i'm pretty indifferent toward him and his music. He is making someone a whole lotta money, and I suppose that's the point.


He does look like a lesbian though.