Monday 9 November 2015

The Curse of The Lennon Tribute Artist

Disclaimer
This post is not getting at any specific tribute artists
and it is not meant to offend anyone.
That's right i believe there is a curse of some sort connected
to John Lennon tribute acts. I love to study tribute acts and 
how they act, to see if they are close to the real thing or not. 
But even though a lot of them are actually quite good actors
as well as musicians, there are some that take it to the next 
level and cant leave the character behind. But out all all 
four Beatles, the Lennon acts seem to be the most committed.
I have heard of maybe three or four guys that have actually 
had to be sectioned in hospitals in England because they 
really thought they were John! Can you believe that?
So with this in mind it makes me wonder why? Why John, 
more then Paul, George or Ringo? One tribute artist i once
talked to (who has since stopped do that as his job and got
treatment for mental illness) told me that "John has taken 
over my life and i needed to be him to be happy, i had to hide
who i really was to be happy, and Being Lennon made me happy!"
He is doing much better now but it just goes to show how deep
some people can get into a character.  But to me i think the reason 
for this is because John is no longer with us, its perfect for people 
who want to try and fill his shoes. And take over the person that he 
was. My idea is to have a TV show of all different Lennon tribute 
artist and they all have to live together for like 6 weeks or 
something and then see how many of them can detach themselves 
from the character and how many live, sleep and breath Lennon! 


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