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Beauty and success?
- Thread starter carlthegroover
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MY NAME IS MUD!!!
Edit: or should he say, for the sake of this thread, MY FACE IS MUD!!! ?
Doing the actual recording while the band member gets credit for it...i.e. early Bon Jovi.
i don't think good looking people tend to pick backing instruments when they first start learning. (not a fact just something i've noticed). They also tend to not be tightends or linebackers. Quarterbacks and wide outs and running backs yep. When you are good looking you know it from an early age and are usually well versed in being the front man.
Idk just a thought.
Idk just a thought.
As a previous poster has said - attractiveness can help in any profession. Studies have shown it time and time again. There have even been studies showing that babies pay more attention to attractive faces. It's a mechanism that seems to be built in to us.
I'd imagine that in a profession where image is very important, like music , that attractiveness would play an even bigger role.
But a tremendously talented person who works very hard can still make it. I don't see a lack of attractiveness as a barrier against strong players but I can see it giving a weaker player a leg up if they have "the look".
I'd imagine that in a profession where image is very important, like music , that attractiveness would play an even bigger role.
But a tremendously talented person who works very hard can still make it. I don't see a lack of attractiveness as a barrier against strong players but I can see it giving a weaker player a leg up if they have "the look".
Sounds logical. People are not shy in pointing out that good looking people are good looking, sometimes in words, but most of times in actions.
Yeah, I've heard about those studies. Some other show that, much to the chagrin of many men, that most people (kids included) tend to trust, relate more to, and are more attracted to men with more "feminine features" (i.e. softer facial features, like bigger eyes, longer eyelashes, smaller mouths, etc.). Weird, huh?
Seems like the days of the virile, rough, hairy, sweaty, macho men with tons of female followers is over.
Like Pete Wentz or whatever?
Who're the ugliest bass players you have seen that are highly successful or are well known for their talent?
Back in the day, circa 1980, my pretty boy image got me into quite a few bands. Big wavy hair etc... One audition, I was a little early and watched the one before me. The guy was awesome, blew me away with talent and gear, but he was unkempt and rough looking. I went in playing root stuff and got the gig.
In addition, I not fat but I am balding. Not the pretty boy I used to be.
In addition, I not fat but I am balding. Not the pretty boy I used to be.
Well, not to be homophobic, but flat out honest I cannot tell if a male is attractive. Sure, someone will have the "face", where when you look at them they look like a "somebody", but that's it. Someone told me Jaco, SRV & Joe Satriani are ugly, and it's funny how amazing they all are. AND look at Nirvana, they're all ugly (I think) but they've got to be just about one of the most famous bands ever, next to Zeppelin & Beatles. I think it's more of someone just has that "look" and "attitude".
If there was an attractive female bassist that was truthfully skilled, I think we'd all know her songs...
If there was an attractive female bassist that was truthfully skilled, I think we'd all know her songs...
Obviously attractivness helps, but in a band setting, looking good is great for standing and looking good for the ladies/guys, but I'd definately easily overcome by being very enthusiastic and moving around, just beig charismatic in general.
I don't see anything homophobic about that, and I feel the same way. Sometimes there's some actor that I assume women find sexy, and my wife says "ugh." Or some guy that seems pretty ordinary to me but the women all fawn over him. Just happy that for some strange reason my wife finds me attractive...
If there was an attractive female bassist that was truthfully skilled, I think we'd all know her songs...
Ummm... no shortage there. There's always some "favorite female bassist" threads that are as much about the babeage as the musicianship. Of course, looks in women bassists seem to throw everyone's judgment haywire. There are some pretty ones that everyone everyone adores though their playing is just OK, and then everyone else reacts and pretends that some great musicians are NOT skilled just because they're pretty.
But let's not hijack this to be about bass chicks
Actually, that might be a good idea. I'd imagine most TB users are male, so it would kind of make sense to discuss female bassists and their relative success based on their attractiveness level.
How about Tal Wilkenfeld, for instance? Anyone thinks she's attractive? If so, was her sudden rise to fame really the product of her virtuosity on the bass, or it was her looks? In our society, who knows.
Any other female bassist you can think of, or maybe just any musician/ singer in a popular band?
