[lily.]

To be honest, I hate that reality TV is the platform to fame nowadays, and somehow respect is gained from doing ****-all.

A lot of people look up to these 'reality TV stars' and in my view they haven't done anything to earn it.

It's a sign of the times, but in the past, you actually had to do something noteworthy to achieve fame, but in the past it was less fleeting too.

That's the only upside to the instant fame game... it's often short lived.

I don't think TXF has necessarily tarnished the music industry as there are plenty of other twats out there who didn't come from TXF. What's popular isn't always what's good, and vice versa.

I tend to just listen to and buy the music I like, and I don't much care if it's popular or not. Most of the popular music isn't my cup of tea, and never was, and I'm a kid of the 80s, so TXF can't be blamed for the **** clogging up the charts then. Stock, Aitken & Waterman have to take some responsibility though.