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Anyone else cringe at artists PA's?
Hearing about Tulisa's PA getting into a bit of a brawl this week I thought i'd share my views on the bloody personal assistants.
When i see people like Lady Gaga on the internet in airports with her entourage I can't help but cringe at them all wearing sunglasses and walking as if they are a star themselves. The ones who do it, are they just basically wanting to be famous themselves and pretend that all the paparazzi taking pictures is of them not the major star right next to them?
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What the **** do they need a PA for anyway?
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What the **** do they need a PA for anyway?
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Personal things such as calling your bank etc, liasing with lawyers. If you're on tour all the time as Gaga is, you really don't have the time. They don't get paid for nothing. Well...in some cases
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The things the rest of us do ourselves while working full time, looking after kids (those of you who have kids), looking after our homes etc etc?
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Gaga and the like are effectively the heads of multi-million dollar companies, though. Would we expect a CEO to not have an assistant/secretary? PA's may do bitch work like coffee rounds and whatnot, but they also act as middle men/filtration between the star and everyone trying to contact them (management, label, touring organisers, PR, TV people, photographers, interviewers, accountants etc.), they maintain a schedule and organise day to day things like flights and hotel bookings.
If you're an artist, then you'd have to deal with all of the above in addition to actually doing what you're supposed to do: writing the music, performing, creating, and of course physically promoting on tv/radio shows etc. |
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PAs are for spoilt talentless popstars.
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PAs are for spoilt talentless popstars.
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That's the stupidest comment I've read today. Congrats.
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Hearing about Tulisa's PA getting into a bit of a brawl this week I thought i'd share my views on the bloody personal assistants.
When i see people like Lady Gaga on the internet in airports with her entourage I can't help but cringe at them all wearing sunglasses and walking as if they are a star themselves. The ones who do it, are they just basically wanting to be famous themselves and pretend that all the paparazzi taking pictures is of them not the major star right next to them? ![]() |
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That's the stupidest comment I've read today. Congrats.
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Oh wait, you like Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj... that explains alot.
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This is coming from someone who has the nickname 'MrMeatAndPotato'. Oh the irony.
![]() ![]() As for Alexandra Burke and Rebecca Ferguson |
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Well it's true. I don't see the likes of Jimmy Page having someone wipe his arse for him.
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Oh wait, you like Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj... that explains alot.
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Therefore having a PA makes you talentless?
Oh, you're one of those. Popstars can't even do their own shopping... let alone write their own music. |
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Therefore having a PA makes you talentless?
Oh, you're one of those.
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As for Alexandra Burke and Rebecca Ferguson
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Popstars can't even do their own shopping... let alone write their own music.
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Yes he/she is definitely one of those...bitter people. Probably one of those tried- but never really made it people.
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Yes he/she is definitely one of those...bitter people. Probably one of those tried- but never really made it people.
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Well it's true. I don't see the likes of Jimmy Page having someone wipe his arse for him.
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As Jimmy Page's valet, personal assistant and a member of Led Zeppelin's road crew
It's very common for somebody in the entertainment industry to have a PA. Nothing wrong with it.
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How do you become a PA to a famous artist I wonder?? I would love to do that.
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I always thought the sunglasses were on because of the paparazzi's camera flashes, and it might be quite blinding if there are alot of camera's taking your pictures directly in front of you as you are walking.
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How do you become a PA to a famous artist I wonder?? I would love to do that.
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I don't see what's wrong with it. These singers must be very busy, if they're not performing live or having an interview then they could be recording new material, filming videos, rehearsing, planning future shows/performances/videos and so on. There isn't at all enough time for them to do everything themselves.
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