Sorry this is the LAST time I'm going to talk about conformity:
But I wanted to talk about how conforming the music industry is. During the early 20th century, artists had to rely on their talent and not their overall image in order to gain success in the music industry. But thanks to technological advances in society such as television and the internet, musicians have to focus on having a certain look and because of this, being talented appears to be less of an issue especially since computers can make anyones voice sound decent. While true musicians have to work hard just to get a record deal or even to be heard in front of an audience, lousy singers can gain instant stardom by simply posting a YouTube video. I find it sad that we pay so much attention to people like Rebecca Black (who can barely hold a note even with the help of a computer), we tend to ignore true singers and songwriters.
I know you're wondering, where does the conformity fit into my post? Well, here's my point: Having an image is actually conformity because an artist has to be who they think society will gravitate towards in order to capture an audiences attention and make money. And in my opinion, the biggest conformist of them all is Lady Gaga. She appears to be the most nonconforming person in the world because of all the bizarre outfits she wears but she only does this in order to gain attention. And it works perfectly. If she were to be who she really is (aka Stefani Germanotta) without all the costumes and wigs then she wouldn't be nearly as popular as she is now. Hell, we probably wouldn't know who she is today. The sad part is that she's a really talented girl underneath it all. But sadly the music industry isn't ready to embrace a soulful brunette girl from New York. So she must continue conforming to what todays society wants.
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