FUN, BITTER ARTICLE BY MICHAEL MUSTO

Buzz Off, Rihanna, Flo Rida, and Ke$ha! Here's Why I Hate Music!

If I sang this column onstage, you would make a shitty phone video of it

Because the winners of TV talent shows seem to spend their entire careers in the competitive mode. Every note is designed to win something. ... Those shows also give a boost to washed-up singers who become judges and suddenly have hit records again. How many career chapters do these people really need?

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