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SYS-CON MEDIA: The musical icons of the past 60 years were not created overnight. Instead, many factors — from stage personas and outspoken political views to success in movies and television as well as timing — went into making legends.
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Zoe Clayton
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This is fascinating. As a musician myself, I understand the fine line between a persona and myself, as well as the line between a persona and a character. The persona is who you are onstage, expressed through your music, but it's not a caricature of who you are.
I believe that the power of rock stars is dwindling, however, as movie stars take on more political and social affiliations. I'd be interested to not only read this book, but to see how a theater piece could emerge from this topic.
What makes a star vs. a celebrity? Is it only skill or is it possessing an identifying quality people can relate with? I'd like to see how we can explore the balance of famous vs. relatable and how that has had an impact on political and social change.
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This is fascinating. As a musician myself, I understand the fine line between a persona and myself, as well as the line between a persona and a character. The persona is who you are onstage, expressed through your music, but it's not a caricature of who you are.
I believe that the power of rock stars is dwindling, however, as movie stars take on more political and social affiliations. I'd be interested to not only read this book, but to see how a theater piece could emerge from this topic.
What makes a star vs. a celebrity? Is it only skill or is it possessing an identifying quality people can relate with? I'd like to see how we can explore the balance of famous vs. relatable and how that has had an impact on political and social change.
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