Addicted to American Idol

I am an American Idol addict and can't help myself from tuning in every week. My wife and I have followed the program since the second season when Reuben Studdard beat out Clay Aiken for the title of America's best karaoke singer.

It's good to see they have reduced showing auditions of the least talented hacks... alleged singers. After following the program for the past several years, I have learned that we are living among fraudulent voice coaches and less than truthful family members.

For example, how many God awful singers have we heard say their singing coach encouraged them to audition for American Idol?

Furthermore, we can also gather that many idol wannabe family members are liars. It's apparent that mom or dad just can't face the reality that little Johnny or Sally Sue just can't sing.

Instead of telling their child he or she can't sing, they encourage them to have their self confidence destroyed by a judge. Is that what a parent calls tough love?

I would have loved to have been an NFL player, but with two left feet and no coordination, I knew I was probably better suited to work in an office instead of bulldozing linebackers.

Singing is a God given talent...either you can sing or you can't. Furthermore, if you can sing, it won't guarantee success. It takes the ability to sing and a commanding stage presence to make it in the music business. It also takes a lot of luck because what's Kelly Clarkson today can easily be tomorrow's Oingo Boingo.

Music fans are fickle and unpredictable. A successful singer can change with the times, reinvent themselves and cater to all the masses.

One needs to look no farther than Jon Bon Jovi or Bruce Springsteen. Both of these men are music legends. They have both been around forever because they can connect to any generation.

I will continue watching American Idol because it's exciting to watch some nameless karaoke singer become an overnight singing sensation.

Eventually, most of them will fade from our memories and their Cds will end up in a landfill. This is fine though, because everyone gets their fifteen minutes of fame...even an American Idol.

For now, American Idol is a great feel good story.

In an economy that is downsizing and laying off people at record rates, it's a chance to prove that the American dream still exists.

William Greene operates a social dating website titled http://www.socialhearts.com He is also trying to discover what separates bad relationships from good ones. He welcomes your good and bad relationship stories at http://www.socialhearts.com/Relationships.html

Melissa Hobby
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