I think that quote from epic pest katie waissel says it all. what a dumb dumb. seriously. I could write pages and pages about this girl, but I will try to condense my rant as much as possible.
anyone who knows me, knows I have super duper issues with self-proclaimed 'quirky' or 'unique' people...or people who the x-factor label these things. I want a pop-star and nothing more from this show.
from the moment I saw katie waissel on the episode that she first auditioned, she annoyed the hell out of me. instantly. aside from the 'quirky' and 'unique' labels, her cockiness and her mock-nerves made me want to slap her. and the fashion! on paper, i guess i liked her look. but i don't like a look if i don't believe it. if it doesn't look like it came naturally, was over-styled and contrived, I can see right through it.
at the judges house's she cried because she was singing an 'emotional song' for her. what a load of crap. she was hoping we would all feel for her(especially cheryl) and she probably just forgot the words and stuffed it up. pah-lease.
she also mentioned multiple times that she 'wanted to be a star' 'wanted to be huge' and 'wanted to be a legacy'. what worries me about these statements(and she certainly wasn't the only contestant to say such things) is that they aren't about music, or singing. they are about fame and being fame-hungry.
to top all of this off, it comes out that she had her own you-tube reality show sponsored by sprite and recorded a jazz album in the US. I watched a little bit of an episode and it made me feel physically ill. so friggin cheesey. and with some dodgy acting. not exactly 'real'.
u know what else annoys me? I am bothering to talk about her. perhaps I should give up on the x-factor altogether. then again, i think its important to note I am not at all suprised she got through. they need ratings, therefore they need controversy. yeah, cheryl could've just put gamu and trayc through, but would I have bothered blogging about that?
i think aussie singer kate-miller-heidke said it well in her song 'australian idol' about the show of the same name. kate was a classically trained singer for years before cracking the indie-pop market. i love this song, and while i whole-heartedly get it, i love pop and pop culture too much to kick my x-habit any time soon.
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