I am an American Idol fan and can’t help myself from tuning in every week. My wife and I have followed the program since the second season. It's good to see they have reduced showing auditions of the least talented hacks.
After following the program for the past several years, I have learned that we are living among fraudulent voice coaches and less than truthful family members. For instance, how many awful singers have we heard say their singing coach encouraged them to audition for American Idol?
Furthermore, we can also gather that many idol wannabe family members are liars. It's apparent that mom or dad just can't face the reality that little Johnny or Sally Sue just can't sing. Instead, they encourage them to have their self-confidence destroyed by a judge.
Is that tough love?
I would have loved to have been an NFL player, but with two left feet and no coordination, I knew I was better suited to work in an office instead of bulldozing linebackers. Singing is a talent...either you can sing or you can't.
Even if you can sing, it doesn’t guarantee success. It also takes a lot of luck because what's Kelly Clarkson today can easily be tomorrow's Oingo Boingo. Music fans are fickle and unpredictable. A successful singer can change with the times, reinvent themselves, and cater to all the masses. One needs to look no farther than Jon Bon Jovi or Bruce Springsteen. Both men are music legends.
They have both been around forever because they can connect to any generation. I enjoy American Idol because it's exciting to watch a nameless karaoke singer become an overnight singing sensation. Eventually, most of them will fade from our memories and their CDs will end up in a landfill.
This is fine though, because everyone gets their fifteen minutes of fame…even an American Idol. For now, American Idol is a great feel good story. In an economy that is downsizing and laying off people, it's a chance to prove the American dream still exists.
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