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contained enough ammunition within the semi
otics for the likes of turds like me critics femi
nists writers and bloggers to give the former
Disney princess enough publicity from the back
lash to catapult her further into the spotlight
This demonstrates the power of image
Changing an image can be very effective pro
viding you have one in the first place If you look
different everyday then you aren't being consis
tent but even that in itself is a type of image if
you are vigilant and always dress inconsistently
If you've made an effort to appear a certain way
then people usually notice and react; even more
so if you've not had a bath for five weeks Having
an image doesn't just mean painting your face
with acrylics or putting on a bondage mask; it can
be something quite plain like only wearing the
colour grey Musicians such as SLASH choose to
be seen wearing a top hat and play LES PAUL gui
tars Even though LEMMY from MOTORHEAD
has an extensive musical background from being
a roadie for the JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE and
a former member of HAWKWIND; people re
member his prominent facial moles and his grav
elly voice most of all His singing ability and the
growths on his face are pure natural and un ar
tificial Three piece ZZ TOP all grew long beards
except the drummer who changed his real name
to FRANK BEARD Many of the people we know
of in media are known for one thing but use
other devices for us to warm to them
Some of you reading this who've already heard
of me may know me as a musician follower of
the un norm or maybe even anti image whereas
others just see me as something that dropped out
of a dogs back passage; either way I am guilty of
maintaining a look for years and I'm recognisable
By me being consistent with it I've gained and
suffered from it by choice Although I dress and
look how I like; even I follow codes and conven
tions within the limitations of the image I adopt
Greetings Ryan's Gig guiders
Is image really important and is having a good
one necessary in order to have a career in the
music or entertainment industry? Successful mu
sicians such as those in DAFT PUNK use robot
masks to hide their true identity which is delight
ful news for incredibly ugly songwriters with
faces like a collection of spanners dipped in buf
falo semen Image is how people can identify you
and the general impression you give to the public
but it isn't just about wearing masks or having
funny hair
MILEY CYRUS started off her career acting as
an innocent humble pop idol in the successful
vomit bucket of a TV show Hannah Montana
which was about an irritating teenager who un
fortunately for us became a recording artist after
school a strategic way to get millions of MICKEY
MOUSE supporters conditioned and familiar with
seeing MILEY CYRUS regularly holding and
singing into a device shaped like a cock Her
image from became more sexually explicit
thanks to the satanic marketing department of
RCA Records which depicted her in her own
music videos as a knicker dropping hammer lick
ing twat riding a giant gonad This image trans
formation progression or planned car crash
NICK
J TOWNSEND
Nick J Townsend is the frontman and
guitarist for British band Weak13
An experienced Underground
musician and music promoter
Supporter of original music
and of course writes his column
for you every month here in RGG
rggsince 1995
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