Genius gathers crazy
Is anyone else sick of the Michael Jackson coverage?
Look, the guy was a musical genius. There’s no doubt about it. Sure, he was eccentric (to put it nicely) in his personal life, but let’s be honest: his crazy was just an elevation of the musical phenoms that came before him. Elvis. The Beatles. Kurt Cobain. All of these musicians are considered to some of the Greatest of All-Time. And every single one of them was at one point surrounded by an entourage that only fueled their madness.
- Elvis had Colonel Tom Parker and Priscilla.
- The Beatles had Yoko Ono and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
- Kurt Cobain had Courtney Love.
I’d say that these folks are lightweights compared to the crazies I’ve seen trotted out daily to comment on Michael Jackson’s estate. His lawyer. His other lawyer. His previous lawyer. His “close friend”. His spiritual advisor. His nanny. It’s an unending stream of people who have done nothing but suckle at the teat of his fame and exploit his insecurities to make themselves rich.
What is it about the ridiculously talented that keeps them from finding stable and normal people to help them with their careers? Is there a service where famous people can send out for their “advisers”? 1-888-NUT4HIRE?
I just don’t get it.
2 Comments to “Genius gathers crazy”
emawkc
I think in this case to a large degree the fault lies not in our stars, but in ourselves. The shallowness of the American public (and the public abroad as well) is what makes these artists larger and more influential than they should be.
Great art should be admired and rewarded. But I would argue that there isn’t a tremendous amount of great art out there, not to the degree that it is hyped on American Idol.
Should the Michael Jackson story be front page, leading broadcast news for two weeks running? Only in a society that has lost it’s way.
- 9:11 am on 07 20, 2009
Tyson
Getting kind of sick of the coverage myself.
- 4:09 pm on 07 22, 2009
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