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Remember that Naomi Campbell single and "novel"? as I recall, her
people were quite open that the novel was entirely ghost written and
she had had very little to do with the single.
It was marketing pure celebrity with music and literature as
no more than background props. Which could possibly bring us back to
po-mo, the end of music, the end of literature subsumed by the all
devouring image. But, er, let's hope not. Because the thing
was her sales were so disastrous the whole thing qualified as no more
part of the pop culture mainstream than a Nazi tract hand-distributed
by Skrewdriver would be.
I thought the Naomi thing was interesting because whoever planned it
was already kind of fetishising the inter disciplinary act of going
from modelling to music to books, as if it was already a cliche. And
maybe it is nowadays?
I don't see anything wrong with musicians doing other stuff, although
often they don't do it as well. Pete Townshends book is crap. Nick
Cave's is OK, Bruce Dickinson's... yawn
i'd like to see Syd Barrett's paintings... oh, hang on, isn't that a
TVP's song?
― Peter, Wednesday, 18 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
I'm not sure...I mean they should be allowed to...but I sort of get
the idea that if Thom Yorke started painting all the Radiohead fans
would say they are great regardless of their actual quality. It's
like we get exhibitions of celebrities painting pictures of
celebrities, and other non-celebrities don't get a look in. It could
turn into a cultural monoploy. I hope Damon Albran doesn't get any
paint brushes for his birthday.
― james edmund L, Wednesday, 18 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
Argh! James! Damon Albarn is case in point- he's a pretty good
songwriter, but as an ACTOR, he's Utter Rubbish. I rest my case.
― kate the saint, Wednesday, 18 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
He's been acting like he's a rock star this whole time now, I should
note. AND FAILING.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 18 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link
I will be hurt by certain un-named persons if I do not point out the
astounding contribution David Bowie has made to the dramatic arts,
especially in Labyrinth.
― DG, Wednesday, 18 April 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago) link