In the Future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes.”You cant choose the 15 minutes but why would you be world famous”

I grew up during a time before just anyone could get famous no matter the level of talent, and before paparazzi literally made a fortune from their photo’s. You really had to be something special to deserve fame back then….and I know it sounds like I’m referring to 200 years back in time, but trust me, it’s not that long ago.

So today anyone can reach fame and I think we have reality TV to thank for that….if there’s anything to be thankful for. The result of this so called “fame” is often a lot of careless exposure, trash media and of course, trash TV. And no, I’m not a fan of reality TV, mainly because I never understood shows like “Big Brother”. Watching other people on TV who are locked up in a house with strangers under abnormal circumstances is like watching a barn that you fill with all sort of animals.

But what I wonder is why would you want to be famous in the first place? You wouldn’t be able to go anywhere without being recognized…and I can imagine that we’re talking about both positive and negative attention. Loose weight, gain weight and it’s all over the tabloids. You’re too fat, too skinny….too everything. And you wouldn’t be able to have a normal relationship for any amount of time either. If ever. At least in Hollywood it seems that love affairs and marriages are a part of the trade – your partner is chosen depending on what will be positive for your career at the time. And there’s not a lot of things that can’t be done in the name of PR.

And I’m sure it’s pretty lonely at the top of the world no matter how much people you surround yourself with. Who can you trust? Do you know anyone in your immediate surroundings who wouldn’t want something from you if you were famous?
Some TV-channel showed a documentary about Marilyn Monroe the other night and about her last years before she died. That’s part of what made me think about this. She died alone and very depressed no matter if she was killed or killed herself. In any case, she wasn’t even 40 years old and I wonder if it was worth it.
There are always things that fame and money cannot buy.

“X-Factor” and a lot of other talent shows does nothing but expose all the kids who want to be pop stars…and it’s not just kids for that matter. Grown up people also want to be in the lime light, so for the sake of fairness it’s there in all ages. What is so sad about those kind of shows is that they are nothing but a carrot to entertain the masses temporarily. Not a lot of the winners have actually made it to the top….and I believe that’s not the point either. It’s just more trash TV really.

Maybe you have to be wired in a different way to handle fame, I don’t know…but there is something about being anonymous that is far more attractive.