“Jimi Hendrix is very important. He's my idol. He sort of epitomizes, from his presentation on stage, the whole works of a rock star. There's no way you can compare him. You either have the magic or you don't. There's no way you can work up to it. There's nobody who can take his place.” WayImportantWholeStarsMagicRocksStageCompareIdolsRock StarPresentationHendrix Author:Freddie Mercury
“James Taylor may be an all-American boy but he isn't Horatio Alger, and the lionizing of many rock stars by the rock press has as much to do with old fashioned rags-to-riches stories as does the straight culture's deification of its idols.” MayDoeStoriesCultureStarsBoysRocksPressesRichesIdolsOld FashionedRock StarRagsHoratioRags To Riches Author:Jon Landau
“I thought the first two seasons of America's Got Talent were good. I think this one is the best one by a mile because they - you see the difference this year, I think, with the crowd being effectively the fourth judge. But most importantly, I think that these shows have to have a relevance because if you're not finding stars at the back of these shows - whether it's Idol or Got Talent - they're a complete waste of time.” IfsThinkingYearsFirstsTwoShowsAmericaStarsDifferencesTalentJudgingWasteFindingsSeasonsCrowdsMilesWasting TimeIdolsFourthRelevance Author:Simon Cowell