Monday, March 26, 2007
Questions Answered 7: Why there are no beauty contests in music
Robin has another curious question for us: Why does anyone find Mick Jagger sexy? For that matter why do they even like him as a performer at all?
A coworker of mine once said, “The Rolling Stones are some of the ugliest men in America.” I agree. Yack. There’s just nothing appealing at all about a scrawny, screechy voiced man with a face that looks like someone stepped on it as a baby. Are big lips sexy? On Angelina Jolie, yes. On Mick Jagger, hell no. Nevermind that he’s the lead singer of one of the biggest rock bands in history. I don’t care, it doesn’t mean I have to like their music. Some of it may be kinda catchy, I’ll admit. But I hate his voice. HATE. It grates on my ears. There’s not a single bit of singing ability there at all. How they got so famous is beyond me.
Oops, I still haven’t answered the question, have I? Hmm… well some people find fame sexy. Some people like prolific songwriters who never quit their art. They were likely cuter when they were younger, before all the smoking, drugs and alcohol took their toll. And despite the fact that I hate most of their songs, you have to be impressed by a band that has managed to stay together (more or less) and pump out music for over 30 years.