Saturday, February 16, 2008

American Brooke

I wrote about Brooke White before, in this post.

Now Brooke is branching out. I missed it, but apparently she was featured during a Super Bowl commercial about American Idol. There are also some videos and photos of her over here at the American Idol site.

I have to confess, this seems a little strange for me. I visited White a while back at her house, and we talked about the possibility of collaborating on some musical numbers. (I still think of her voice when I think of writing.) Nothing ever really came of that, probably on account of my own endeavors at the time (I was pursuing some film interests). She was also in the process of putting together a band at the time, and was concerned over that. But as she articulates about herself in one of the American Idol videos at that site, I have always thought of her in terms of a singer/songwriter. So a part of me feels reticent to watch her go down this avenue, but another part really, really wants to cheer her on. Plus, I think if this does turn out to be the vehicle to propel her into stardom (I am certain this is not her primary goal, but the music itself), she will ultimately supersede the glitter and glam of the pop forum. I can't imagine anything else. It's built into her. She's great that way.

I am excited to see how it comes, and I confess, I'll be paying a lot more attention to American Idol now than I ever have before.

This is also pretty moving.

And three "yes's."

WHERE HAVE I BEEN?!

Update:

Somebody's found some stuff of her at age 16. This is the kind of music I live for. If we can have a revival of that golden era of the singer/songwriter, I would love nothing more.

posted by Rhapsidiomite @ 9:09 AM
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