Anthony Flack wrote:It always surprises me when I am reminded that Lenny Kravitz is apparently a successful going concern as a celebrity figure and not living the life of a burned out one-hit-wonder from the 1990s that he surely, um... is?Confusing as hell, but he's got a shitload of gold and platinum records - I just have no idea who is buying them or listening to them?

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Antero wrote:Anthony Flack wrote:It always surprises me when I am reminded that Lenny Kravitz is apparently a successful going concern as a celebrity figure and not living the life of a burned out one-hit-wonder from the 1990s that he surely, um... is?Confusing as hell, but he's got a shitload of gold and platinum records - I just have no idea who is buying them or listening to them?Rachel Dolezal, mainly

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Boombats wrote:Antero wrote:Anthony Flack wrote:It always surprises me when I am reminded that Lenny Kravitz is apparently a successful going concern as a celebrity figure and not living the life of a burned out one-hit-wonder from the 1990s that he surely, um... is?Confusing as hell, but he's got a shitload of gold and platinum records - I just have no idea who is buying them or listening to them?Rachel Dolezal, mainlyHa!

kokorodoko wrote:Antero wrote:Anthony Flack wrote:It always surprises me when I am reminded that Lenny Kravitz is apparently a successful going concern as a celebrity figure and not living the life of a burned out one-hit-wonder from the 1990s that he surely, um... is?Confusing as hell, but he's got a shitload of gold and platinum records - I just have no idea who is buying them or listening to them?That's seems to be sort of the essence of "adult contemporary" music. The music is everywhere, but its fans are nowhere. Just to take something off the top of my head, how often do you meet someone who claims to listen to Michael Bolton? And yet he's super successful.I knew a Haitian dude who was really into Bolton.

Antero wrote:Anthony Flack wrote:It always surprises me when I am reminded that Lenny Kravitz is apparently a successful going concern as a celebrity figure and not living the life of a burned out one-hit-wonder from the 1990s that he surely, um... is?Confusing as hell, but he's got a shitload of gold and platinum records - I just have no idea who is buying them or listening to them?That's seems to be sort of the essence of adult contemporary music. The music is everywhere, but its fans are nowhere. Just to take something off the top of my head, how often do you meet someone who claims to listen to Michael Bolton? And yet he's super successful.

The most popular music is meant for casual listening and by definition doesn't lend itself to intense fandom.Bygone pop music does get retrospective appreciation, which has already reached 70s yacht rock. Maybe Bolton will be next.

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