“ Is Bad Behavior the only way to keep your name in Lights?”

History often repeats itself right? But it’s weird when you see it happen 5 times in less than one year I am talking about how the attention has been given numerous times to a pop artist who we now know by one name his last name  I know in order to keep your name in the world wide media, newspapers, internet, television, you have to keep pulling off different antics just to get attention. At the same time why do you want to destroy your name, the name you have created to be well known, your public image all over the place, you’re all ready a mega superstar so why go in the opposite direction.  It’s not just about antics but promotion and  It’s not his fault though,  I do not blame or pinpoint anyone in Justin Bieber’s camp, Chris Brown’s team, or anyone else who displayed bad behavior in the past and current present.  Yet at the same time I get it and I understand why they need to keep themselves relevant.  You have to when it comes to this business, always evolving, changing quickly, fast, trying to keep up with the joneses, and your competition for the king/prince of Pop/R&B.  I get it but at the same time remember these two started when they were both 16 years old. Remember that age? For some of you adults, come on let’s be real & honest with ourselves the average 16-year-old in America has made some type of mistake, they have been exposed to different things that are out of our control whether it be drugs, smoking, weed or cigarettes, pre-marital sex, experimental drugs, wild parties, and so much more.  Now when you’re in the entertainment business it goes from being exposed to everything, all of that is taken to the triple power, and you’re on your own especially when you become legal because now you’re pretty much making major decisions on your own aside from managers, parents, record labels, and so forth. See no one pays attention to that side of the business, how this is really making everyone look, like wait a minute what is really going on, this is not just a business, and he or she isn’t a commodity, this is someone’s life, this is a person, and they’re being corrupted and crying out for help.

Before just at the rise of his career age 16

After in 5 years major difference in image & reputation.

Chris Brown at 16, just at the rise of his career

Now in 2014, at the tender age of soon to be 25.

, Bieber.

I am not saying he cannot make decisions for himself, I am saying that in last 10 years or so that  both of these artist have been out or were discovered they have changed dramatically. Physically, mentally, and now they have decided to act out publicly. You didn’t see pop stars in the sixties, seventies, eighties, and nineties deliberately trying to get caught over and over. It could happen once, then maybe they would go to rehab or try to improve themselves. The older great artists, legends, and icons of American pop culture know better they wouldn’t damage their reputation either. Artists like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Carole King, and Cher, what would they say they would probably tell him to go back to being who he really is, before the fame, before the fortune, stick to who you are first, and then you will be able to reclaim your sanity, your reputation, and you will be back on top again. Go back to who you were before you started hanging out with the wrong crowd, we have all been around people who have been bad influences on us in some form, you go through it in high school and college meeting people who can spark and change your life. Yet when you’re in the spotlight, with cameras flashing, people who are aspiring and inspired by you, the pressure is on as well. Again I am not pinpointing because we have all been there, he’s a 20-year-old young man finding his way. Yet I believe with the support of his mother, his mentor, his record label, and maybe some personal counseling and spiritual guidance, he could get back on track.  He can also kick things up in high gear and still have a successful career maintaining his fan base.  You don’t have to change yourself to be successful in this business, what I mean is becoming “a bad boy” in order to gain more publicity.  That isn’t the way you stay on top, you stick to who you are, and your career will not only sustain your twenties, it will make you even more successful when he becomes a full fledge grown man.  Think longevity and sustaining your career not destroying the good-boy image you have. He gives back, he entertains, he’s talented, and you found a mentor who has sustained his career for all ready 20 years.  I believe if they focus on that a lot of artists will realize that’s it, that’s how I keep my name for decades, continue performing, continue a healthy lifestyle, continue on evolving, and expanding your creativity. Not pulling down your brand and image. It’s about making yourself and continuing not to look like a fool in public, but keeping yourself even more successful. I get the whole bad or good press is always acceptable, but when your life is on the line don’t play with nature or be a fool cause you know you can end up in a bad situation, we all know what I am talking about, and just don’t go down that road. Good luck to all of the good, wannabe bad boys, keep it clean trust me, your career is going to last longer, and so will you.