The 2006 Grammys: A True SAMO Moment
Back in the 60's Mick Jagger wailed "What a drag it is getting old." But not any more. Now it gets you a gig at the Super Bowl or an arm full of Grammys.
If you are young and in your prime and doing some of your best work (John Legend, Kanye West, Alicia Keys) just wait 20 or so years. Then some crusty voter will remember how much they enjoyed you in their youth and you'll win lots o' Grammys. (U2 has 22 Grammys? I must have stopped paying attention long ago.)
And maybe in 30 years the Super Bowl will be in London and the NFL will shrug off the legacy of Brit Pop and let you play halftime ... kind of like how they shrugged off Motown this year for the Stones.
Maybe.
One more thing: It's a shame that USA Today's Ken Barnes referred to Kelly Clarkson as "completing her coronation as Grammy's new female pop queen."
The lesson is get old or get on a reality show. On the positive, at least Damian Marley won ... but you wouldn't know that from watching TV.
Back in the 60's Mick Jagger wailed "What a drag it is getting old." But not any more. Now it gets you a gig at the Super Bowl or an arm full of Grammys.
If you are young and in your prime and doing some of your best work (John Legend, Kanye West, Alicia Keys) just wait 20 or so years. Then some crusty voter will remember how much they enjoyed you in their youth and you'll win lots o' Grammys. (U2 has 22 Grammys? I must have stopped paying attention long ago.)
And maybe in 30 years the Super Bowl will be in London and the NFL will shrug off the legacy of Brit Pop and let you play halftime ... kind of like how they shrugged off Motown this year for the Stones.
Maybe.
One more thing: It's a shame that USA Today's Ken Barnes referred to Kelly Clarkson as "completing her coronation as Grammy's new female pop queen."
The lesson is get old or get on a reality show. On the positive, at least Damian Marley won ... but you wouldn't know that from watching TV.
posted by Mike Gibson at 8:13 AM
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