I have heard it said that you shouldnt meet your idols, people whose art or music you admire.
Waylon Jennings had a great song called Rambling Man where he sang
"You better move away
Your standing to close to the flame
Once I mess with your mind
Your little ol' heart won't be the same"
I have loved Jerry Lee Lewis' music and legend for a few decades but have never thought I'd like to hang around with him.
Richard Hell said this in his book I Dreamed I Was A Very Clean Tramp ...
"Being a pop star, a front person, takes indestructible certainty of one’s own irresistibility. That’s the monster part. If that ego confidence doesn’t eventually come so naturally that living at all is to flaunt it, you won’t have what’s necessary to give your audience the show, the stimulation, it needs."
But when the performer is a woman, they don't ever get that much slack. Its a rarity, a female beautiful monster. A powerful, loose, wild, female presence.
Ronnie loves to hear people talk about her
she says “tell me what you said about me that time!”
“Tell me again what you said about me that time!”
It’s nice to sit with someone who knows what they want
who tells you what they want from you
a star – a mon-star - a wo-man-star
a star – a mon-star - a wo-man-star
out on her own – stoned, immaculate
out of place – out of time
ain’t we all?
a song and dancer
her eyes are closed
her lips are pursed
her pupils are blown
the lights are cursed
she give people what they want
tells people to give her what she wants
shewants to get paid
she wants to get paid
a star – a mon-star - a wo-man-star
a star – a mon-star - a wo-man-star
Everything Was Funny- Dave Graney and Clare Moore album out in October
itunes pre order link
https://music.apple.com/au/album/everything-was-funny/1583892134
Bandcamp Compact Disc or digital album pre order link
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