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The Spectacle Blog
So Justin Bieber is “upset” and “disappointed” that he did not win a Grammy last night.
Well, from one Canadian to another, I’ve got a few words for young Mr. Bieber.
I think you sent the wrong message to your fans because a bunch of them hacked Esperanza Spalding’s Wikipedia page after she shockingly won the Grammy for Best New Artist. OK, I had never heard of Esperanza Spalding either. But surely you can’t be cool with your fans dissing her. The very least you could do is to tell your fans to lighten up, give her a chance and listen to her music. That would be the gentlemanly thing to do.
You should also bear in mind that you’re only sixteen. Chances are good that you will one day win a Grammy. But if you don’t it won’t be the end of the world. The Who, Led Zeppelin and Lynyrd Skynyrd are amongst the legendary rock n’ roll acts who were never bestowed with a Grammy. That means you’re in some pretty fine company.
Look kid. You’re sixteen, the most popular person in the entire world, possibly the entire galaxy and you have an eighteen year-old girlfriend. You would be hard pressed to find a sixteen-year old boy on the planet who wouldn’t trade places. So the next time you perform in concert before your screaming fans you should give a shout out to Joe Walsh and tell everyone, “Life’s Been Good.”
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Boston12GS| 2.14.11 @ 4:57PM
Who is Justin Bieber?
Alan Brooks| 2.14.11 @ 8:15PM
Justin is so pretty you can almost see (he is German-Canadian) why Germans might think they are biologically-superior.
The joke is: his photo serves as legal tender in prison.
Hank| 2.14.11 @ 5:20PM
The kid should be thanking his lucky stars. A lot of people think the best new artist award is a curse (see, eg, Milli Vanilli, Starland Vocal Band).
Alan Brooks| 2.14.11 @ 8:16PM
"Starland Vocal Band"
Afternoon Delight was a practically a COMEDY song.
Tina B| 2.14.11 @ 5:35PM
If you're a grandma of tweens, there are some things you MUST know. Bieber's one of 'em. Sad to say, for a child of the 60s . . . the Beatles, the Beachboys, the Zep, Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, Traffic, Blind Faith, "Super" groups, Hendrix, the Who, oh now I am getting depressed at the state of music today,
back to Bieber, he's what they're listening to along with the rest of that Grammy Show, which I DVRd but refused to actually watch for longer than 3 minutes.
Negro X| 2.14.11 @ 5:52PM
Beiber is a transvestite.
Alan Brooks| 2.14.11 @ 8:18PM
Bieber is so pretty, even Alan Keyes wants to sleep with him.
tonypal| 2.14.11 @ 9:23PM
Wow Alan, two jokes about sex and a sixteen year old boy. Did you at least have your pants pulled up when you posted?
Lord Karth| 2.15.11 @ 3:02AM
Justin Bieber, meet Ferris Bueller. To wit:
"You're still here ?
It's over. Go home."
Your servant,
Lord Karth
MikeBee| 2.15.11 @ 9:14AM
I'm waiting for the pendulum to swing back the other way. When that happens, children will, once again, long to be adults, and will be seen but not heard from until they are adults. Then, we will be able to hear adult singers whose voices have matured and are good, rather than children whose voices are immature. Also then, we will recognize "one-hit-wonders" for what they really are, and stop trying to lionize them simply because "they're only sixteen." When I was growing up, there were plenty of one-hit wonders. We listened to their songs, then promptly forgot about them, waiting for them to come up with another hit which never came.
Seek| 2.16.11 @ 4:39PM
Hey, one-hit wonders are a noble and valuable tradition in rock n' roll. Some of the finest records ever made have been from bands who had one hit, two or three more non-hits, and then oblivion. Listen to "Little Steven's Underground Garage" (on the radio) or any of the "Nuggets" LP collections, if you don't believe me.