I know "pop" stars dont write most of thier music but i feel we dont give them enough credit for the stuff they do write. I think everyon is so caught up in the categorizing them in the POP category. just a note Jessica did write a lot of her own songs, and i happen to be a 98 degrees fan and they wrote 11 out of 13 songs on thier last album. It seems like we dont like when they do cover songs but those are the albums that sell more.

Just a question, whats the difference between a pop star and a broadway performer, as far as i know the most famous shows are performed by people that didnt write the music or dialogue themsleves.

Good point in this discussion. I do see a difference though.
The material will stand on it's own as evidenced by the numerous companies that travel or local artistic theaters that often have pretty darn good runs when the talent is available. Heck people can be enthralled at a High School production of Oklahoma!
When you think of those masters that kept/keep putting them out, you DO know their names.
Rogers and Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Gershwins, Cole Porter... The singers must be actors as well (not to mention dancing is often demanded) It's the part of the whole, not the 3 minutes. There is a story to tell.
(I guess you COULD compare it to some concerts, though I wouldn't...)
With Pop stars, the person who wrote the song is sometimes a mere blip in the credit listing. Now, when you have a team like
Elton John and Bernie Taupin or even farther back- Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach, EVERYONE knew who the writer was and the singer acknowledged their importance.
For me, these days so much is fabricated in the studio. Technology has enhanced even live performances. Sometimes I think all they are is a body up there-where's the talent? If they at LEAST wrote their own music, OR FOUND A NEW WRITER, there would be something "extraordinary" about them. I am certainly NOT critical of a great vocalist with a unique sound. When they release a song, they own it.

What happened to that really long thread about Jessica Simpson??

I have something I want to post there that doesn't really fit anywhere else

ETA: Nevermind I'll just post it here.

So I was watching a commercial for season 2 of Newlyweds and the have Nick and Jessica talking about kids. Jessica says she's always wanted to adopt. She even said she almost adopted a chold at 16. 16?!!!:eek: What kind of agency lets you adopt at 16. I don't care how rich you are, no respectable agency lets any 16 year old adopt. Unless she was talking about "adopting" a kid from Foster Parents Plan or Christian Children's, or the like (which means she would be sponsoring a child and not actually adopting the child). But damn!