Why do celebrities get to record albums?
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Last night I was asked to do a last minute "production assistant" job on a video shoot. I wasn't told who or what it was for. When I got there they told me I was gonna be walking around a car with a light producing fake traffic passing by. They kept saying stuff like "When Peter gets here let's do this and don't do this around Peter." Finally I asked Peter who? The director said "Peter Gallagher!" 
I was like "I don't even know who that is." When the dude finally showed up it took me a second to figure out where I had seen dude before. Then it came to me...he's the "King of Real Estate" from American Beauty. You know the "You like gettin' nailed by the king?" dude.Turns out he's on a show called "OC." Keep in mind I do not watch TV. But he sang a Memphis/Stax related song on the show. People loved it so Peter is here in town recording a whole album at Ardent with Steve Crooper. 
They wanted him to have that "Memphis sound." They played one of the songs out of a boom box for him to lip-synch to for the shoot. IT WAS AWFUL! 
Not that I thought it was gonna be dope or anything but what a waste. Out of all the great Stax artist still left around town here that could be in the studio with Crooper they got some TV celeb to do it. I see this actor/musician thing going down all the time and it usually sucks. Stick to movies. Same goes for musicans though...stay out of the movies!What is the celeb music fascination all about?
I was like "I don't even know who that is." When the dude finally showed up it took me a second to figure out where I had seen dude before. Then it came to me...he's the "King of Real Estate" from American Beauty. You know the "You like gettin' nailed by the king?" dude.Turns out he's on a show called "OC." Keep in mind I do not watch TV. But he sang a Memphis/Stax related song on the show. People loved it so Peter is here in town recording a whole album at Ardent with Steve Crooper. They wanted him to have that "Memphis sound." They played one of the songs out of a boom box for him to lip-synch to for the shoot. IT WAS AWFUL! Not that I thought it was gonna be dope or anything but what a waste. Out of all the great Stax artist still left around town here that could be in the studio with Crooper they got some TV celeb to do it. I see this actor/musician thing going down all the time and it usually sucks. Stick to movies. Same goes for musicans though...stay out of the movies!What is the celeb music fascination all about?
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It killed me when I found out Zigaboo from the Meters plays with Steven Segal now.
Wish I could find Joe Pesci's album(it's vintage!)
Damn right, someone got audio for the Blondie tune on that album ("it's the bitches that 'll get ya")
What is that? Is that Pesci doing a character? He actually did an album in the the 60's as himself.
irony lost?
Yeah, it's his character from 'My Cousin Vinny'. Some real goumba shit, totally in character. Funny as hell.
Classic lyris such as "Why don't you take your love and shove it up your big fat ass?"
laughing my godamned ass off
I never really saw the show, but I was always seeing comercials for some reality show about a Princess who wanted to sing and she sucked bad. Playing in old folks homes and stuff. I caught a second of the show where she played in the old folks home and she kept messing up and blaming it on the CD player and wanting to start over. Blech!
I'm sure some stars are just having fun, but I'm sure a lot of them are full of themselves.
I'm someone who likes it when an artist just sticks to music. No bullshit, just give me the music. But if they can act, or at least bring in the kind of cash that an album may not be able to make, go for it.
One could also ask "why do celebrities get to sell shoes, or do voiceovers for car or beer commercials?" Because it sells. On that note:
How in the hell does someone like Albert Finney get on Motown?
In the spirit of the thread on "The Facts Of Life":
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They figure if a celeb has even the slightest hint of a voice, their fans will buy it. It's instant crossover - like an action figure.
and joey mcintyre is a dope actor. stein. . .
Didn't King Erisson act, too. Wasn't he on Fantasy Island or Barney Miller, or something?
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But Queen Latifah wouldn't be in there, 'cause she was known as a rapper LONG before she got acting roles.
I'd heard that he's been a singer forever regardless of his acting career, so he's probably not a good example for this thread
Lindsay Lohan would be a good example however... I saw Tommy Mottola on TV last night talking about how she was 'the ultimate package' and perfect to market as a pop star... ugh
She was in a movie at the prod company that i work at and looking at the paperwork here. she made 15,000 for a few days work. quite short of the 500,000 mark.