I lasted 3.7 minutes

[the_siobhan]

OK, somebody out there explain to me, using very small words if necessary, why ANYBODY who wants a career in music thinks that American Idol is the way to achieve that goal?

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[emzebel.livejournal.com]

That is a really excellent point.

Plus, if you actually do get on the show, it is a lot easier than trying to put a really good band together and get gigs and work your way up for 12 years eating ramen before you actually have a hit single.

This has been brought to you by a very talented singing lawyer. Or, so I've been told.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

But first they have to publically humiliated and probably rejected. It seems like such a slim hope to me.

I would think that if one wants to sing, actually doing it, with a band of one's own and performing one's own music, would be better than standing up in such a sterile environment and being told, "Piss off. Not good enough."

I'm hopelessly naive, aren't I?

[emzebel.livejournal.com]

Fair point. In theory, it would be better and more rewarding. For most mature, thinking people, it would be better and more rewarding.

But these are 16-24 year olds who in theory actually like the pablum they are singing.

This is a fast easy dream ticket to *something*. Playing in a band is a long hard slog. The people who take it *really* seriously do sort of scare me, but in all honestey, if I were 10 years younger, I would probably audition, just to have done it. Just for that minute chance of not playing in the back room of tiny bars for years for nothing but exposure. ;)