LMFAO!!!

For what it's worth, I see it like this...
The "music industry" has their own "formula" for what sells, and right or wrong they stick to it. Why? Because they created "BOTH"! They even create the mystique and engineer the notoriety that surrounds performers; That's called marketing and it's a major investment for them... not to mention a monetary risk if their investment flops. Think about it, whoever coined the phrase "rock star" is probably still alive lol, the industry is not that old. Radio stations, distributers, producers, labels... they're all an enormous cooperation that literally has the power to make you listen to whatever they want you to hear. However, being politically irreverent, sexy, and controversial doesn't hurt because any publicity is marketable. So, the next time you hear someone on the radio that makes you scratch your head and say, "Damn, if he can do it I sure as hell can," consider... he's devoted to his contract, working his ass off, and is probably just as poor as you. The best advise I've ever been given was by someone I actually despise for being such a "company man"(MAB lol)... but it makes perfect sense. "If you want to make a name for yourself in music, put together a band and start in your own neighborhood!" That's great advice if you're still young and sexy enough, but for the rest of us wasted youths... we have "JPF" and the hope that we'll get lucky, and perhaps a real performer will take an interest in one of our songs. Till then, we simply entertain each other smile