Attempting The William Hung Path To Celebrity
Remember William Hung? He was the contestant on American Idol in the second or third year who was so bad he became famous for it. His incredibly atrocious karaoke was juggled into an album – that subsequently sold more CDs than almost any Idol contestant outside of the top two finalists – 195,000 copies. He’s made a movie, done talk shows, and become a real celebrity. For singing badly.
This, folks, is like lightning. It hits once in about a hundred years. For most people, celebrity is something they’re born into, have enough talent and work ethic to gain, or work their butts off to get.
There’s a surprisingly large contingent, however, who think that their paths to celebrity should be along the lines of William Hung. No offense to Mr. Hung, who seems like a nice guy, but it seems that they are so self-centered as to believe everyone is fascinated by their latest navel-gazing, whether it’s on world events or how to succeed they wish to opine upon.
A recent example that has ticked me off: the NewOrleansTruth debacle. Associated Press’s desperate attempts to convince the world that their photos are complete and unbiased truth (I Photoshop, too, and recognize fakery pretty quickly).
I think what’s going on is people are somehow getting the idea that the written word is gold – that their optimization talents or the love that their friends and mothers have for their writing is going to catapult them into Pulitzerdom – that somehow, they too can be Truman Capote and hang out with rich celebrity women.
It’s nonsense. Except for truly anomalous cases like William Hung, celebrity does not happen – it is earned. Your hard work and genuine talent will gain your fame, not your untried insights into how to make a fortune. Don’t invest in fools gold – instead, work hard and learn everything you can about everything you can. And learn how to market online. That’s going to be your key to success.
I can’t think of a better analogy for a self-proclaimed “celebrity blogger”- who can’t write (and is not at all famous) and a karaoke enthusiast who can’t sing & is quite famous!
A great sense of irony and, one hopes, sense of the self-depreciation that comes with being the village idiot. Some classic characters throughout history have brought much joy with such role play (Danny Kaye?). But if one should, even for a second, believe it or take it seriously- that’s when it gets really sad…
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