Longtime Taylor Swift condemner Harris Simmons finally got around to hearing one of the famous pop singer’s songs, despite years of calling her “the worst thing to happen to music since the Spice Girls.”
I think musically they were more interesting. However, perhaps George Michael when in wham! counts. However, the extreme fandom is probably unrelated to the music and more the hype and shared experience.
Sure, but music is also one of those subjective things. Hell, I’ll even be open and say I never really enjoyed Michael Jackson’s music. Even being old enough to know who George Michael is puts our spot in the zeitgeist near the edge, I have to imagine. These big pop stars are also an image of success, celebrity, and youth. That all creates a big stan culture.
Michael Jackson, Elvis, George Michael, Madonna. Solo artists on that level always generate a fair bit of… extreme fandom, you could say.
I think musically they were more interesting. However, perhaps George Michael when in wham! counts. However, the extreme fandom is probably unrelated to the music and more the hype and shared experience.
Sure, but music is also one of those subjective things. Hell, I’ll even be open and say I never really enjoyed Michael Jackson’s music. Even being old enough to know who George Michael is puts our spot in the zeitgeist near the edge, I have to imagine. These big pop stars are also an image of success, celebrity, and youth. That all creates a big stan culture.