Do you think the people who follow Cat Power really believe that she is traveling poorly and really believe that she too can travel the world on her own? I am a bit skeptical. ? I think that a lot of people who follow her are only doing so because, in her, they see a kind of life that they dream of. ? Most of the guys who like Cat Power are looking at the face and pictures, I guess.
And girls, I think, are mostly romantics with a little dream in their heart. They may not be unaware that she takes on business partnerships, they may not be unaware that she travels for tens of thousands of dollars in expenses at a time. It's just that they don't care. ? What they care about is that through Cat Power and her lens, they can place their own dreams, in Cat Power. That was the basis of Cat Power's fame.
She knew what they liked about life. She knew how to shoot the scenery they liked, say the things they liked, and make the gestures they liked. Because she had originally grown up from a mediocre girl. She knows everything about them. She built a huge, unreal dream for her fans. ? We all know that dreams are false, but we don't reject them. ?
Because, what's wrong with having such a small dream, such a splash of color, when the mundane and tiring daily life is suffocating? ? Of course, it's all fake, and we all know it. What is false will always be disliked. This one incident was just a trigger for the voices that resented her artifice to have an outlet. ?
From this point of view, this incident, is accidental and inevitable. ? I don't sympathize with her, nor do I support her, I just think, scolding or praising, it doesn't make much sense. If you like to dream, dream on your own; if you don't like it, there's no need to expose others. Who hasn't dreamed before? I don't deny that there are a lot of poor travelers out there. I don't deny that there are a lot of poor travelers, they are not famous, do not take business, but also enjoy it. But that kind of life, and what we dream of, may be worlds apart. ?
If Cat Power's rise to fame is any guide, I think that physically committing to your favorite field first, and then making a noise and sticking with it until you get discovered and pick up commercials, and then you can live the life you want - that's the right path she's pointing out for us. ? There's nothing to point the finger at. It's just going from being a dreamer to a dream maker.