How famous Do You Want To Be?

The correlation between Fame and talent is a topic that a lot of starving artists debate all the time. Many times artists compare them selves to their more famous counterparts and of course as you would suspect the less famous artist feels they are more talented. There is no doubt that there are many artists that we’ve yet to hear of that may surpass the talents of a Miley Cyrus or Justin Beiber.  But in my opinion being able to adjust or even thrive in the face of fame is a talent in itself. Not all people that are talented are equipped to deal with the things that fame brings. Just because you are a great actor or singer does not mean you have the mental capacity to deal with the scrutiny of the public. Many people love Britney Spears and many people don’t but in the face of intense scrutiny Britney basically broke down due the pressure. Brittney has since seemed to be doing 100% better but now you see the focused attention shifting to Justin Beiber. Justin is a young man and may be making bad decisions but I do not believe a young person is mentally ready to deal with massive public scrutiny. Schools deal with bullying issues everyday and many young people hurt themselves, abuse drugs, commit violent acts or even kill themselves because of it. The side effect of fame is extreme ridicule, which is a form of bullying. So as I said before, maintaining fame is a talent in itself and art is relative to the user so there will be many things people don’t like about a specific artist but the quest for fame is a foolish one in my opinion the quest to reach larger audiences is valiant one but fame may be the side effect of that.