Richard Dyer 'Star Theory'
To understand the role/relationship between music and the industry we first need to understand the roles of music stars. The term 'star' refers to the semi-mythology set of meanings constructed around music performers in order to sell to the loyal audience. So why do some people stay stars and some fade off? some people may not like the fame, so they choose to fade into the background to avoid the fame they face. there are many common values of music stardom, these are: youthfulness rebellion sexual magnetism an anti-authoritarian attitude originality creativity/talent aggression/ anger a disregard for social values relating to drugs,sex and polite behavior conspicuous consumption of things like sex and drugs. What makes a star? someone who people look up to someone who people view as iconic someone who has a lot of money Dyer has written extensive...