I would like to start off by saying that this person is a friend of mine obviously, so it'll be hard to respond to this email at the moment, unless I have a few pints in me, which I sadly don't. At first I was disappointed that they gave me permission to put this on my site because that means they're bracing themselves for a response...so I'm not doing this for their benifit, I'm doing it for my own. So I'll respond anyways. I'm too lazy to pick apart this entire email so I'll just split it up into sections and comment on only the important parts. Kaylan Porter: Just because I don't know him personally doesn't mean I'm not allowed to judge him. I don't see what the big deal is. There are going to be tons of people out there who'll criticize him, so why am I the only one being attacked for it? Quite frankly I stand by what I said about him. kaylan porter is way too fucking packaged. Everything about him just screams fake. I mean, he became famous because of Canadian Idol, of all places. His songs are all written for him, the only instrument he plays himself is the violin (which he only plays a few notes. I saw his newest music video last night just to give it a chance for everyone who thinks I'm biased. That video stengthened my opinion of him if anything), he's nothing more than a pawn of the music industry. And I've seen multiple performances by him, videos, etc. just so I could make sure I had a valid opinion of him and I wasn't just talking out of my ass, and still I think he has no talent. Some argue that it's not his fault that the songs he sings are crap because they're written by the record company he's associated with. The thing is he could put a little more emotion into the songs that he sings and show a little more talent vocally, but he doesn't. It's all the same bland, repetitive crap all the fucking time. Even if the record company forced him to sing it the way he does doesn't help him much either. If everything you do is controlled by someone else (and I mean EVERYTHING) then what's the point of being a musician? No freedom, no creativity, no nothing. He's a puppet, nothing more. He's a pussy because he's letting himself be controlled and doesn't seem to be doing anything about it. And his life doesn't mean shit to me. His music and his presentation are what matters (and by the way, Mudveyne are far from pansys in their real life. They sure as hell wouldn't let anyone force them to do anything they didn't want to. Your point doesn't mean jack to me).
Jesse McCartney: I actually did my research with this one just so I wouldn't be taling out of my ass, but I didn't write down much of my findings because I didn't think it really mattered. I know he did all that shit before he was 18. I said "At only age 18" which meant he has accomplished all this by the age of 18. Sorry if it was worded wrong. He was in in three bands, on TV, blah blah blah. I know that too. I looked it up. But it's not important. What's important is that by the age of 18 he accomplished what so many have taken more than twice that long to do. And you say he has hardships? Bullshit. I know the music business is a damn competition. You're talking to the person who's experienced quite a shitload of competition while trying to make it. Like I said before, if he were in his mid twenties and he still didn't have all he does now then maybe I'd believe it was hard, but come on. How easy could it be to get all that fame at the end of the "best years of your life" so you can live the hardest years quite comfortable with all your hard earned cash? In retrospect, the years between 13 and 18 were a cakewalk compared to the real hardships that take place afterwards. I haven't hit them all yet but it's pretty tough, and it's about to get a whole lot tougher. Let's look at it this way. Let's say that between age 15 and 18 it took me those three years to get where he was. Still living at home, having my education, food, and shelter all for free while at the same time getting some good pay for a part time job that isn't being taken away from you for rent, bills and groceries. Pretty much having everything paid for while being rewarded for things that are a recreational activity for most. How hard that must be. Now compare that with between ages 20 and 23. Living on your own, trying to juggle between college and a full time job so you can afford rent and food every month, while at the same time trying to get your music known by people (or trying to pursue an acting career). He doesn't have my sympathy. You don't know hard times, I don't know real hard times, but I do know what reality will come for me. The only people who know hard times are parents who struggle working in dead end jobs just to put their kids through school so they can grow up, make stupid choices, and totally fuc it all up regardless of all the effort that their parents went through to try and raise them right. I have more I want to say about this but it's too personal so I'll omit that part for your benifit. You do have a point though, just because he's doing all that he's doing must mean he has talent. Just like the white stripes have talent, just like Matthew Broderick does (that asshole who played in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and the newer Godzilla), and we can't forget that kid who played Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode 1. In case you were wondering, that was all sarcasm. Just because a person is famous doesn't mean they're good. They most likely had something pushing them along, which brings me to my next arguement.
Ashlee Simpson: That stuff I said about aslhee simpson was, I'll say it again, all true (her name is spelt with two E's on the end of it). regardless of what you said about the rest of my article, you can't argue with me and win on this one. The bottom line here is that ashlee simpson has no talent whatsoever. I'll say it again and again and again if I have to in order for it to sink in. ASHLEE SIMPSON CAN'T SING WORTH SHIT!!! I'm sorry but this is a fact. To be honest with you, I almost shit myself laughing so hard after I read that (it could have been that I was drinking a beer at the time but not likely). And yes you can get everything handed to you just because you are related to a celebrity. (an example? President Bush). You're right that it's not like "they" (whoever they are. Be specific) were like "do you want your own show and a record deal even though you sing like a dying antelope?" But that doesn't mean she can't be jealous of her older sister doing music and then asking her if she can help her out with it, and then the record executives being forced to give ashlee simpson a contract by her sister because she has that kind of power. And as if that wasn't enough, because Jessica simpson has her own show, ashlee probably figured she should have her own show, regardless of the fact that a celebrity's life (or anyones life at that) is as exciting as a box of dead kittens. We can never know for sure if that is what happened or not, but you can't rely on the show to reveal the truth, because everyone knows damned well that ashlee simpson won't make herself look like she's just leeching off of her sister's fame to get ahead so she'll lie just so that kind of truth won't be revealed. How do we know that the show is even telling the truth? We don't. So I'm just going to go with the best estimate based on the facts that I see with my own two eyes. Personally, I feel really sorry for her backup band. They're the ones who have the talent. Without them ashlee simpson would be nothing musically (she is nothing anyways, but you know what I mean). I feel sorry for them because they have to take the backseat to ashlee simpson, which is an insult. They should leave and form their own band. On a final note, I don't have to watch the show to know that she's jessica simpson's sister and to know that everything she does is complete garbage. Just so you know, I have watched parts of various episodes of her show just to give it a chance so I won't have a biased opinion, so I do know a few things (I just want to say that she's ugly too). And yeah, I AM psychic.
I think I've written enough, and I'm too lazy to comment on the rest of this email, so I'll just say that everything I say is 100% fact to back up my opinion. I never just pull shit out of my ass. I do my research to make sure I know what I'm talking about (granted people have a tendancy to make fun of me because I know so much about someone or a band I hate. It's because you people get on my case about how I don't know all of the "facts" and my opinions don't mean shit). I don't need a long lesson on this because I always know what I'm talking about. Sorry, you may be hot, but you're still wrong.