Re: Where have all the ugly musicians gone?

From: stephanie (nnine@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Mar 17 2000 - 19:56:28 MET

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    you could come up with a pile of examples from any
    corner of this argument....

    2 of my goddesses, bjork and ani di franco, are
    ridiculously talented and inspiring, and jaw-drop
    stunning as well, with an ever-morphing look that
    encapsulates what their minds and souls are all about.
    then again, their beauty is non-traditional.

    what pisses me off about the ugly/pretty thing, is how
    inflexible people's definitions of "beauty" can be. i
    was watching a gospel night at the apollo a few weeks
    ago and the power that came out of the women
    singing--slinky, satiny and sinewy to big, bold and
    brassy, was like a force of nature. (here we're also
    talking about the vibe the person radiates.) I get so
    much joy watching a BIG voice blast out of a BIG woman
    with a BIG smile and attitude. I don't see how more
    people don't think that's devastatingly beautiful.
    much more pleasing in my mind than any of the hundreds
    of boring little blond hollywood clones.

    --- Elson Trinidad <elson@westworld.com> wrote:
    > True, but then it also goes both ways. Ugly
    > musicians do get respect for their
    > talent and art...for example, Leonard Cohen or
    > Philip Glass. Whereas a pretty
    > face would probably never get their props even if
    > they had the talent...If
    > Britney Spears were the world's greatest singer and
    > songwriter (hypothetically
    > speaking, of course :)), no one would really care.
    >
    > --
    >
    > - 30 -
    >
    > :. elson trinidad, los angeles, california, usa
    > :. elson@westworld.com
    > :. www.westworld.com/~elson
    >
    > "funny how frustration breeds desire" - meja
    >

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