I was interviewing a famous artist this week. After the interview we were talking about being famous and what it meant to him. It is something you do not realize when you start with expanding your passion sometimes, but when the audience likes what you do, you start to get followers and fans.
They very often think they also know you as a person.
I remember back in the years when I was an actress for television, we were warned by the production that beside the job this ‘fame’ will also be part of the game. Something to take into consideration.
With my guest I was talking about how some people in the music business are just there to become famous. Strange concept. We agreed on the fact that it is not always fun that anybody, anywhere can ask you for an autograph.
Nowadays many youngsters want to become influencers, not because they have something to say, not because they practice an art or a sport, but because they think fame will make them happy.
Due to the fact that social media is a platform for anyone who wants to publish content or communicate a message through it, that makes things a lot easier.
Being famous makes life difficult sometimes. People are drawn to those who are popular, but those people do not have a clue that you also lose a lot of things when you are famous.
Your privacy will be gone very often, you will get a lot of judgment and criticism. You might even have a hard time finding out who your true friends are.
We only see some apparent benefits, such as the eventual wealth and ego boost it can give somebody who attains fame. But really it is not such an easy thing to manage because once you reach that point, you will experience a drastic shift in your lifestyle that you may not be prepared to handle.
Therefore, unless you know how to handle yourself and the opinions and expectations you will receive from others, you should think carefully if fame is something for you.
