Tortured artist or Tortured by fame?

[emmelinemay]

Last week I mentioned my pondering on the paths of destruction so many artists seem to go down, and wondered whether they were damaged because they were famous and, or famous because they were damaged.

Synchronicity calling. Why rock and roll stars die young.

It's been proved by SCIENCE, people. And Science is neva rong. Rite?

Comments

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

Pete Doherty, too, up to a point. The Libertines were pretty big, in indie terms, and the split and subsequent rising of Dirty Pretty Things and Babyshambles was pretty big news.

The drug problems were a big reason for the split in the Libertines, but they were big, and not famous for PD's issues. They were famous because they were a bloody good band.

With both Amy and Pete, their drug problems have overtaken who they are and what they achieved, to the extent that people not in to that music, (or Guy...) don't realise that they had a life and a talent and a fame outside of that.

FWIW, Dirty Pretty Things are excellent, Babyshambles are crap. Mainly because DPT manage to turn up to gigs, record good sings and play well...

[yaruar.livejournal.com]

i disagree slightly, the libertines got all their major press activity due to PD and his breakdown, jail sentence and expulsion from the band. I only really knew then because they stole the name of my old band :)

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

They were actually talented and a good band though, as are DPT.

Otherwise, they'd have faded into obscurity after PD left.

Dirty Pretty Things are probably a more famous *band*, but i guess not so many people would be able to name PD's band.