The US rapper, removed from Ed Sheeran’s US stadium tour after voicing support of Palestine, has convened a charity show that will visit Dublin, Paris and London, with a North American run to be announced
Whoops, looks like he’s reached his chapel perilous where the choice was to back down and admit he chose money over morals… Or double down and believe he was right to cut Maklemore to protect the tour’s revenue and “not to get involved in politics” .
Now he’s deluding himself that he can replace genuine connection from friends and family with the parasocial relationship from fans of his work.
Here’s my prediction, if he’s further isolated he will turn to whatever vice(s) he is predisposed to and use them for numbing the loneliness he feels when not on stage. Then he’ll follow the one or more of the usual arcs for Hollywood celebrities: burn out, private crash out, public freak out, rehab/psychological therapies, overdose, retirement into obscurity, etc.
The Hollywood machine will ingest, consume him, and spit out the leftovers because that’s all he’ll have left.
Whoops, looks like he’s reached his chapel perilous where the choice was to back down and admit he chose money over morals… Or double down and believe he was right to cut Maklemore to protect the tour’s revenue and “not to get involved in politics” .
Now he’s deluding himself that he can replace genuine connection from friends and family with the parasocial relationship from fans of his work.
Here’s my prediction, if he’s further isolated he will turn to whatever vice(s) he is predisposed to and use them for numbing the loneliness he feels when not on stage. Then he’ll follow the one or more of the usual arcs for Hollywood celebrities: burn out, private crash out, public freak out, rehab/psychological therapies, overdose, retirement into obscurity, etc.
The Hollywood machine will ingest, consume him, and spit out the leftovers because that’s all he’ll have left.