Came across this today..
"A rock star is not someone who takes the temperature, who gauges the marketplace before he creates his "art". A rock star is someone who needs to create and is willing to tolerate the haters along with the fans. He’s someone who incites controversy just by existing. That’s what we lost in the dash for cash. Unique voices. I’m not saying we haven’t ended up with some pleasant music, but it just hasn’t hit you in the gut, it’s the aural equivalent of Splenda, it might do the trick, but it’s not the real thing. The real thing grabs your attention, drives down deep into your heart and lodges itself there. A rock star doesn’t follow conventions, doesn’t go disco or add drum machines just because everybody else does. A rock star exists in his own unique space, and if you met him you probably wouldn’t like him. Because he tends to be self-focused to the point of being narcissistic. Because he cares. He needs to get his message out." - Bob Lefsetz
The world needs more rock stars...hell...the bike industry needs more rock stars...and I'm not at all insinuating that Swobo holds any of this ability....it's just a great quote that needs to be applied around the world at the moment.



Comments
Frank Zappa was a real rock star...
Posted by: Mister Bicycle | October 15, 2008 04:21 PM
have always thought of myself as the 'milli vanilli' of bike riders.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 14, 2008 07:08 AM
So Hamilton isn't a rock star? Damn smart marketing guys making us buy there effin jeans..
Posted by: Nick | October 14, 2008 06:50 AM
I'm not a christian or an everclear fan, but that is a good song.
Posted by: fantz crazznapper | October 14, 2008 06:49 AM
I'm not a christian or an everclear fan, but that is a good song.
Posted by: fantz crazznapper | October 14, 2008 06:13 AM
hell, for that matter why can't we all just get along and be more like Kane in Kung Fu? you know, walk the earth... get into adventures?
Posted by: smedberg | October 13, 2008 10:20 PM
this is nowhere near as deep but i came across a great quote about "the rock star mentality" a while back, which sheds some light on the "rockstar imposter" personna:
"all these kids running around today saying that they are 'partying like a rockstar' have no clue. unless there is a line of chicks backstage waiting to s@ck you c@ck, you are not a rockstar" -bill maher
reason i bring this up, is seem the Pr machines behind a lot of bike companies are really trying to push their bike riding rockstar athlete personna's and hoping that some way, some how, that rock star image will be transfered to their ho-hum proucts in lieu of innovation...
but i digest...
Posted by: mc_rammerstein | October 13, 2008 02:30 PM