No popstar orbits the universe alone. Surrounding every popstar is a galaxy of talented music professionals.
As a society we worship pop stars, and in some ways they’re our new religion. All of us, adults and kids alike, willingly hand over massive amounts of our hard-earned money to see them perform in person, to buy their CD’s and download their songs from iTunes, to wear t-shirts bearing their images, to have their music featured as ringtones on our smart phones, to read about their personal lives in magazines and unauthorized biographies, and to buy the products they endorse. We choose which awards shows, conc
However, although the obsession with pop stars is a now a global phenomenon, and pop stars’ images and music are seen and heard everywhere, 24/7, most people have no idea that popstars don’t orbit their universes alone. It does, in fact, take a “galaxy” of talented behind-the-scenes music professionals to create, build, support and maintain a popstar’s appeal, popularity and career.