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"Who is your idol?"

I was thinking tonight about body image and how I am unhappy about my own when I got thinking to myself, although I've said in the past I don't believe in idolising people who are really no greater than you or me I reconsidered it and decided that I was talking utter bull. Everyone has someone they look up to or someone that they wish they had certain qualities of at least and that's what ellevates them to a status higher than your own. We put them on a pedestal and admire them for what they are, some people go too far with this and it becomes an obssession but I realised tonight that I have a variety of idols all of whom I have been ignoring for many years. Here are mine, but who are yours?

David Boreanaz: He is good looking, fit, rich, famous and although it's strange I also realised I idolise his character in the T.V. series ANGEL. Often fictional characters are better than real people and as idols are people who you admire for being better than you it's not too peculiar to idolise the someone for the character they portray. The same basic virtues conveyed are the same and I admire them.

Stephen Fry: Insanely intelligent, witty, funny and not self obssessed. He has achieved fame and richness through another means and I respect him for that. He had the determination and the potential to make himself great and I wish I had those same qualities too.

and finally

The White Stripes: If I ever formed a band I would want it to be a slightly larger version than them. The fact remains though that I admire many people who can play an instrument for a variety of reasons. For one I found trying to play an instrument in school about 3 years ago immensly difficult so I admire the ability itself. Not only that I admire their ability for conveing so many feelings and messages through that medium to millions and millions of people. It really is a noble thing to do when you think about it and it is a quality I really wish I possessed.

magnius wrote:
> I don't have any idols...

Same here. There are people I admire and respect (not necessarily famous or in the public spotlight) but I don't idolise anybody.

Cub!st wrote:
> The White Stripes: If I ever formed a band I would want it to be a
> slightly larger version than them. The fact remains though that I
> admire many people who can play an instrument for a variety of
> reasons.

1) Meg White is a terrible, terrible, TERRIBLE drummer.
2) Jack White is a distinctly average guitarist. In fact, he probably isn't even as good as someone like Kurt Cobain, who was pretty crap really.

The conveying emotion bit is fair enough though.

Dangermouse.

pb wrote:
> Dangermouse.

Ooooh, crikey!

Memorandum! wrote:
> 1) Meg White is a terrible, terrible, TERRIBLE drummer.

Yeh it does seem like her brother tied her foot to the drums and made her play the same tune to destraction. She aint that bad though in my opinion.

> 2) Jack White is a distinctly average guitarist. In fact, he
> probably isn't even as good as someone like Kurt Cobain, who was
> pretty crap really.

Don't know who Kurt Cobain is or much about any other guitarists at all I just know I really like their album so they're good enough for me.

> The conveying emotion bit is fair enough though.

Thankyou

Cub!st wrote:
> Don't know who Kurt Cobain is or much about any other guitarists at
> all I just know I really like their album so they're good enough for
> me.

?!?!??!!??!?!?!?!?!!?!? Goddamn I'm astounded..... Ever hear of a little known band called "Nirvana"?

Yup, heard of them, heard a couple of their songs but didn't enquire to the names of the band members.

I don't bother with idols, I'd rather be myself and not aim to live somebody else life.

Doonhamer wrote:
> I don't bother with idols, I'd rather be myself and not aim to live
> somebody else life.

everybody is themself, but it can't hurt to have people you highly respect as an example of how you might like to live your life.

Billy Idol
And Eric Idol

And TomothI DOLton