tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post7918021794627779273..comments2024-03-28T18:19:57.964-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Why are songbirds so pretty?agnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-79753900716355511232007-10-13T09:28:00.000-04:002007-10-13T09:28:00.000-04:00Yeah. I think looks help you succeed even with hip...Yeah. I think looks help you succeed even with hippies. The hippies would never admit it, of course, but these things operate at the subconscious level too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-41719047363352526992007-09-22T22:42:00.000-04:002007-09-22T22:42:00.000-04:00One of the big female grunge bands was Babes in To...One of the big female grunge bands was Babes in Toyland, and they certainly didn't have "pretty voices". It was abrasive as hell, just the way I like it (I can go for sweet-sounding as well though).<BR/><BR/>Watch <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irk3_p15RJY" REL="nofollow">this</A> on youtube about how easy it is for producers to create a pop star. I found it on <A HREF="http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3084156" REL="nofollow">this</A> plenty hilarious Fark thread.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-43837353665691455812007-09-20T22:22:00.000-04:002007-09-20T22:22:00.000-04:00I was hiking in Topanga Canyon five years ago, and...I was hiking in Topanga Canyon five years ago, and I passed a woman in her 50s with gray hair down to her waist who was unbelievably beautiful. Sure, enough, it was Emmylou Harris.Steve Sailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920109042402850214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-30478786982498223722007-09-20T13:56:00.000-04:002007-09-20T13:56:00.000-04:00This post by Randall Parker is probably germane to...This <A HREF="http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/004598.html" REL="nofollow">post by Randall Parker</A> is probably germane to the topic.Audacious Epigonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495507254628580077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-34074018655093570382007-09-19T10:31:00.000-04:002007-09-19T10:31:00.000-04:00That was a neat post -- and Thursday (the guy abov...That was a neat post -- and Thursday (the guy above) was the one who gathered the initial data and suggested it to Steve.<BR/><BR/>The fact that rockstars tend to be avg or short in height, and possess other girly characteristics -- more exhibitionist, higher in Extraversion, higher in Neuroticism, etc. -- suggests that there really is something to the "pretty girly girls like rockstars" and produce offspring like Jared Leto and Susanna Hoffs.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-174000107620508692007-09-19T09:01:00.000-04:002007-09-19T09:01:00.000-04:00In case you haven't already seen it, Steve Sailer ...In case you haven't already seen it, Steve Sailer had an item some months ago about the comparative heights of male country musicians vs. male rock musicians. It was a fairly clear pattern - the country musicians are taller. There were some interesting theories as to why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-3908450713390192152007-09-18T17:45:00.000-04:002007-09-18T17:45:00.000-04:00C'mon, I normally go for the genetic explanation t...C'mon, I normally go for the genetic explanation too but in this the social explanation is much simpler. Singers tend to be pretty for the same reason waitresses tend to be pretty. Looks attract fans/customers. A club owner is much, much more likely to pay for a female singer with good looks and a record exec is much more likely to notice someone good looking. Bands will be more likely to put you up front, and people will be more likely to come see your band. You are more marketable, at every level, and that helps a lot.<BR/><BR/>You're right that encouragement in terms of vague praise in music class doesn't mean much in the long term, but encouragement in terms of cold hard cash and getting gigs does. The art life is a slog and looks are likely to carry you through the dry spells.Thursdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002311410445623799noreply@blogger.com