For instance, Kanye "Caps Lock Commando" West wrote a (drunk? megalomanic? tongue-in-cheek?) e-mail to Rolling Stone, which read in part:
IT IS THE CRACK IN THE WALL THAT ALLOWS LIGHT TO SHINE THROUGH... SOOO THANK YOU SENSATIONAL NEWS REPORTERS... THANK YOU GOSSIP SITES... THANK YOU BARBER SHOPS... THANK YOU TO ANYONE WHO THRIVES ON THE DOWNFALL OF OTHERS FOR I WILL NOT FALL!!!
I read that and instantly thought: Is he saying that barber shops "thrive on the downfall of others"? I thought they thrived on cutting hair. Then again, I don't go to barber shops, I go to "hair stylists," so maybe barber shops are actually very cruel, vindictive places...which would also explain why most guys I've dated were so opposed to getting their hair cut. ("You said you wanted an inch off the top, but fuck you!!! I took an inch and a quarter!!!")
Other points I missed:
The Schenectady Daily Gazette about Chrissie Hynde's wardrobe at a Pretenders concert: "Wearing tight jeans tucked into high-heeled boots and a sleeveless vest..."
Wait, aren't all vests sleeveless? Otherwise they'd be blazers...
The Kansas City Star about performer Todd Snider: "It takes a lot for one guy with nothing but a guitar to command a big room, especially when he's not wearing shoes. But that's what Todd Snider did Wednesday night, inside a casino, no less."
This makes it sound like he, literally, had nothing but a guitar. After all, he wasn't even wearing shoes. No shoes, no pants. Isn't that how it goes? Anyway, it seems like being naked on a stage would actually be quite an easy way to draw attention to oneself. I think it's called "exotic dancing."
I've either been reading too much, or these people haven't been reading enough.
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