Brittany's Gonna Have A Baby!

I am by no means a Brittany Spears fan, but I would like to congratulate Kevin and her for the good news. I really think this will be good for Brittany, like a baby is never a good thing, but it will give her something real and true in her life.

I have mixed feelings for the, as Joannie Mitchell put it, "the star-maker machinery" that gives us stars like Brittany Spears, Christina Aguilera, and goodness me, Jessica Simpson. Okay I despise the the machine that put Jessica out there. On one hand, the machine is the perfect example of capitalism, exploiting these girls, and kicking them to the curb when ticket sales get low. On the other hand, these girls are also using the machine to play "pop star" and make their money. I just worry about such young guys and gals being thrown into a crazy business with little or no knowledge of the business side of the industry. Think about it, most teenagers cannot manage the money they make from their after school jobs, let alone the millions teen pop stars make from record sales. Moreover, there are so many money hungry managers out there looking to take advantage of these kids' ignorance and stealing their money out from under their little pop star noses. It's like the Willie Nelson song, "Mommas don't let your babies grow up to be pop stars." Many of the parents of pop stars steal from their children as well. It is exploitation at its best and it is sad.

I am still pissed at Geffen Records for signing Ashlee.