1 Topic by zguitar (edited by zguitar 2012-04-21 03:40:21)

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Topic: My Way- Andre Rieu

Cool video, worth the watch. It's not in my musical wheelhouse but I can appreciate it for his talent and artistry.

An observation and question:

You can see that the people are enjoying it and he gets a standing ovation at the end. It looks like a packed house. These people obviously enjoyed talented musicians. So my question is, how in the world are people like Beiber able to get so big? I just don't get it.




I forgot the link again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXkR23N6YO8

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Re: My Way- Andre Rieu

I assume you mean this video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXkR23N6YO8

If so (or even if not), you're right.  It's worth the watch.

zguitar wrote:

So my question is, how in the world are people like Beiber able to get so big? I just don't get it.

My guess is it's because of marketing.  I would guess more people have heard of Bieber than Rieu.  Also, Bieber audience members are vastly different that what you see here, and they are the ones doing the most iTunes downloading.  I might be wrong, but it's a theory which fits the facts.

I'm not a fan, but Bieber is not without talent.  I understand he is a multi-instrumentalist.  So I guess that means you have to have at least SOMETHING going for you, i.e., if you're a success because of marketing, you have to have something to market.

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