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| From | pak@paulakelley.com |
| Subject | Kay Hanely, Lisa Loeb- a different perspective |
| Date | Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:38:20 -0800 (PST) |
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I take exception to this thread.
First off-
To whomever said they didn't like Kay Hanley's "geeky glasses" and
wondered whether she was trying to look like Lisa Loeb:
Being a female musician who also happens to wear glases, I can't tell you
how many times I've gotten the Loeb comparison simply based on my
spectacles. Our music is nothing alike. I'm also a friend of Kay's. Both
she and I wear glasses because we need corrective lenses, not because we
want to look like another person who wears glasses.
And to the person who says he only buys Lia Loeb's records to look at her,
not because he likes the music:
This just depresses me. I take great pride in the music I make, and to
have either a) someone not buy my records because I'm not hot enough, or
b) have someone only buy my records solely because they think I'm hot, not
because they like what I do, would be increcdibly demeaning.
This just proves that, still, women are not always taken seriously as
musicians. Looks are still such an important factor, and it's really
unfortunate. I wonder how many people heard "A Girl Called Eddy"'s album
last year. Or Sam Philips'. These women don't market their looks. THey
don't need to, they're both incredibly talented. The catch 22- perhaps
because they chose not to market themselves as "hot babes" they're not as
commercially succesful as they should be.
I'm not Lisa Loeb...perhaps she is fine with this...but I just couldn't
keep my "mouth" shut about it.
Sincerely,
Paula A. Kelley
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