A Musician's Reality
A Discourse Analysis of the relationship between a musician's public perception and personal reality
Introduction
Successful American musicians are considered high in social status. Trends in American culture are often set by musicians. Any decisions made by musicians are constantly magnified in the media. There are many social factors which artists have to deal with as a result of their place in society. Constantly, a musician as any other person is always trying to change and discover one's identity. Each musician with the assistance of marketing strategies, publicists, and image consultants displays their identity to the American culture.
This research will attempt to establish and comprehend the relationship between a musician's perception in the media and reality within their personal life. This study examines the concepts of music videos as a persuasive form (Gow, 1993) and film theory and film documentaries are essentially narratives for......
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