Going back to the original question, pop sells because the audience is looking for entertainment and a spectacle. Pop is not judged by superior lyrics. Look at Pink hanging from a highwire, or Lady Gaga wearing her outfits dancing with her sidekicks. Look at Britney in the newspapers with her privates on display. They are doing what it takes to entertain people who have iPhones that can play YouTube videos and 1,000 TV stations on cable plus all kinds of other distractions. Pop stars are doing whatever it takes to rise above all that noise. They are not only musicians but entertainers.

If you are just a singer/songwriter with a piano or guitar and beautiful music, there is a place for you, but it is not at the top of the pyramid with the pop stars unless you do what Lady Gaga did and reinvent yourself as a spectacle.

Colin

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