On December 17, 1998, on a cold ass day in Louisiana the words, "Oh baby, baby" belted from television screen. I had seen a girl with pigtails dancing around in a naughty schoolgirl outfit and remember immediately becoming entranced. The dancing, the chorus, the flips, the outfits, and dancers all had me sold. I waited to see the name of the musician at the end of the music video and "Britney Spears" appeared. From that day forward I became obsessed with the song and music video, recording it on cassette tapes every time it played on the radio and recorded the video on VHS every time it played on television. I would always convince my parents to buy me any magazine she was on the cover of or had a centerfold spread about her. She adorned my wall with poster of TLC, Aaliyah and the Spice Girls.
By the time her next album came around, I held possession of all the awards she attended, tv performances, interviews, tv specials, etc...on VHS. I requested her songs on Radio Disney religiously every morning and night, even more if it was summer time. The Oops era brought me into SUPER FAN mode in regards to her. At Midnight, I waited in line to purchase the Oops!...I Did It Again album with my Auntie and cousin at Wal*Mart. I purchase my first album every that evening with my own money...and bough a few singles as well. When she began her to come public with her childhood friend, Justin Timberlake, I immediately was so happy for them and absolutely loved the idea of my favorite artists dating my one of my favorite members from N'SYNC. I read fanfiction about their relationship way back in the gap and they were so good, but fanfiction.net removed the artists section years later for some reason and all those masterpieces were lost. All I have is "Matters of the Heart."
The Britney era brought me from a super fan to a "stan." The girl was just EVERYTHING this era. I felt like I was transitioning and growing up alongside her. The new album, AMAZING TOUR, and commercial blitz were all amazing during this era, but nothing topped me MEETING her in person. She was sooooooooooooooooooo sweet and kind to me and I see exactly why people always call her a sweetheart and kind when talking about their experiences meeting her. I met her in the summer of 2001 at a McDonald's joint in Los Angeles when I was visiting family there. She was with Justin and Big Rob, waiting in line right behind me. I completely was starstruck and all she could do was chuckle lightly at my astonishment. I expressed to her calmly after getting my brain to work again how much a big fan of hers I was. She thanked me for the support and I got her autograph on a McDonald's napkin. She noticed my accent and asked if I was from the south and I mentioned I was from Louisiana like her. She was like, "OMG.....I can so go for some crawfish right now." I asked for Justin autograph, but he seemed to be annoyed with me and was quite rude. On their way out she apologized for his rudeness and blamed it on being tired. Big Rob was nice too, but he kept me at a distance in the beginning. Since that day I will never forget my meeting BRITNEY SPEARS. The kindness, down-to-earth personality, and generosity of hers toward me will NEVER be forgotten. I was really sad to see her personal relationship with Justin fall apart because no matter how much my views of him changed, they truly were great together. She ended up partying and made some not so great choices, but I defended her because she is human and I have seen a lot worse done by family and friends, so when they tried to diss her I shoved their mistakes in their faces as well.
In The Zone, just gave me such life with it's creative and diverse tracklisting. Her dancing had stepped up, her writing had stepped up, she produced, and composed music on her piano. She was giving me all I needed to effectively stan for. I was sad to hear about her knee and eventually her marriage to Kevin, who I was skeptical about from the very beginning. I stood by her because I knew she just wanted a family at that point and quite frankly it's her decision to make, not mine or anyone else.
Her divorce and downward spiral into her breakdown was heartbreaking to watch. The Blackout era produced such great music, but so many drama and problems as well. I felt so bad for her because she seemed to have lost her way and was making all types of bad decisions, then only to find out she's suffering a breakdown. People took advantage of her state, kicked her while she was down, and dragged her through the mud. I defended her relentlessly through late 06-mid 08 religiously, while others jumped off the bandwagon or dissed her. A TRUE STAN sticks by their fave through the not just the good, but the VERY BAD as well and I did that. That night where she was wheeled off in the stretcher and placed in the 51/50 hold was sold incredibly sad. I couldn't stop thinking about, how did this all happen? She wasn't the same sweet and bubbly girl who was ambitious to be mega popstar like her idol growing up, Madonna. Instead I seen a lost girl who had fell and everyone around her all kicked her while she was down to the point of unconsciousness.
Soon her family fought to rid her of the leeches and enablers that suffocated her. Slowly, i started to see the old Britney, but much more timid and a shadow of her old self (personality-wise). The Circus era started up and I began to feel giddy again at the opportunity to hear more music and get a new tour. I just couldn't help but feel inspired by her. It takes a big person to comeback from all that she has went through in front of the entire world. She hit rock bottom for everyone to see and criticize, yet she got back up started to work her way back up. She's not fully there yet, but she has made tremendous progress and I continue to be proud of her for all she has overcome.
That's my stan history. There are a lot of errors to be fixed (proofreading, but I don't feel like doing it...so I will leave all as is).
OMGG i actually read all that! You are such a stan i cant
I've been stanning for the queen of Music aka Britney.S since i was 7. i remember the first CD that i ever owned was OOP I DID IT AGAIN. i cant believe i've been stanning for this woman for 10 years i guess i was born to stan for Queen Britney!
RIRI on the hand was different because i didn't instantly fall in love with her the way i did with BRITNEY. i was a huge fan of her after i heard SOS, but it was GGGB that converted me into a stan. i really thought i couldn't stan for this bitch any harder, RATED R turned me into a hardcore soulless NAVY! i stan for this bitch so hard nowaday. i evel feel humilate when people make fun of her. i jumped a bitch once at school because she TRASHED talk about queen even though i lost. it hurts me hearing people humiliate her in a cruel way.
LoveGame song and video made me a stan. After that video I had to find out everything I could about her. I saw that video and thought "this bitch is so New York!" It was probably the part where she starts dancing on the car in a leather jacket and Chanel heels.
I remember the first CD that i ever owned was OOP I DID IT AGAIN. i cant believe i've been stanning for this woman for 10 years i guess i was born to stan for Queen Britney!
I evel feel humilate when people make fun of her. i jumped a bitch once at school because she TRASHED talk about queen even though i lost.
Dead, that was my first CD too when I was really young
I can't believe you actually tried to jump someone, your so dedicated
I've been stanning for the queen of Music aka Britney.S since i was 7. i remember the first CD that i ever owned was OOP I DID IT AGAIN. i cant believe i've been stanning for this woman for 10 years i guess i was born to stan for Queen Britney!
RIRI on the hand was different because i didn't instantly fall in love with her the way i did with BRITNEY. i was a huge fan of her after i heard SOS, but it was GGGB that converted me into a stan. however, it was RATED R that turned me into a NAVY! i stan for this bitch so hard nowaday. i evel feel humilate when people make fun of her. i jumped a bitch once at school because she TRASHED talk about queen even though i lost. it hurts me hearing people humiliate her in a cruel way.
Oh and I could never forge seeing Rihanna for the first time, I was so impressed with her beauty.... MTV played Pon De Replay so many times and I was loving it...
I was watching MTVs NEWS that came up every 10 minute to til the hour, when they announced that Jay-Z found new artists this Summer and would be launching them -- but it was meant to happen, I just froze and stare at the TV, in awe at her accent and breath taking beauty. Her name would be Rihanna. The way she phrased every word and how different yet sexy her accent was made me love her even more and when they played a preview of 'Pon De Replay' I was stunned by her beauty and hips.
I must confess, that experience in meeting him along with the way he exposed personal details of his relationship with Britney after the breakup, have made me a not so big fan of his....add on to that the nipple-gate (leaving Janet high and dry to take the full blame).
I saw Bieber through the window of the restaurant DJ's in Canada over summer. He's so short.
Lady GaGa - I loved JD, PF grew on me so much it became my favorite song from her at the time. I bought TF in June of last year after I discovered LoveGame, I was sold. Then once TFM era started I knew she was something incredibly special. BR is a gem & the video is definently one of the best I've seen on in my lifetime. I bought TFM the day it came out & loved every single track. I love everything about her.
Rihanna - I only payed attention to the singles from her first two albums & never looked at her albums. It wasn't until after Umbrella I bought one, of course GGGB. I just bought it randomly! It was really great, & then Disturbia made me a huge fan. However, Rated R took her on another level I hadn't seen from her before, & now I am a humongous fan of all of her songs (from GGGB on). Loud has solidified my love for her music.
The Black Eyed Peas - I loved Monkey Business, then BBP & The E.N.D. made me really love them. The Beginning is wonderful.
Maroon 5 - I was sold after Sunday Morning & Makes Me Wonder.
I guess I'll state all the artists in my sig because i stan for all of them. XD
starting off with the most important: Shinedown: Okay. So this band hooked be lyrically. I've never ever had an artist personally pierce through my soul until i heard them. If it weren't for them, i probably wouldn't be writing songs today. They truly did inspire me to do what I do. I've always been a singer/guitarist but i was always really unconfident and hesitant. Then i heard Second Chance and felt so unbelievably connected to it. It made me think exactly what is said in the prechorus "i just saw hayleys comet, she waved. Said 'why you always running in place?'") since i felt like i was letting great opportunity's pass me by from being unconfident. Other songs like "45" for example have given me massive amounts of strength throughout some hard times in my life. That's when i realized that they were truly my favorite artist. Because their music spoke to me like no one else's. And now I'm proud to say that I'm the biggest Shinedown stan in the universe. XD.
Three Days Grace: I heard "I Hate Everything About You" and 2 things happened to me. 1) I fell in love with Adam Wade Gontier. And 2) I became a Three Days Grace stan. lol. It's that simple. As they continued to grow, their music also related to me (not nearly as strongly as Shinedown. But related none the less). Especially songs like "Last To Know" and "Wake Up". And i still think One-X is one of the greatest albums ever made.
Nirvana: Do i really need to explain this? They're freaking NIRVANA. But okay. So Kurt died the year i was born. so i didn't know them when they were still making music. Believe it or not, Smells Like Teen Spirit WASN'T the first song i heard from them. "Heart Shaped Box" was. I heard it first from an Evanescence cover. I thought the song was extremely amazing so i had to check out the original artist. When i did, i was instantly hooked.
Evanescence: Speaking of... yeah. Amy Lee has been my idol since i was ten years old. XD. Evanescence was the band that got me into rock music. I was a pop fan before them. They opened my eyes to beautiful, painful and incredible music. Amy had the most amazing voice i'd ever heard. I stanned extremely hard for them for the first few years i knew of them. Still do. But yeah. My Immortal hooked me.
Apocalyptica: I will sound like the biggest fake fan ever. But i wasn't with Apocalyptica since the beginning of their career. Hell, i wasn't even there for the beginning of the Worlds Collide album. First time i heard of them was with "I Don't Care". I saw "Apocalyptica feat Adam Gontier" and i was like "holy crap. A song featuring my future husband!?" i watched the video expecting to see some modern rock band featuring some harmony's from Adam in the chorus or something but instead saw an extremely unique metal band that consisted of three cello players and a drummer with no singer (except the singer featured). I bought the Worlds Collide album after hearing that song because it was that good. The entire album shocked me with amazingness. It was incredible how explicitly these men could speak through cellos and drums. it's almost like they were speaking rather than playing an instrument. It was amazing. When 7th Symphony came out, i became a stan.
Daughtry American Idol. I wanted him to win. He didn't. Then he started a band and outsold Taylor Hicks. XD. Joking aside, I've been a Chris Daughtry fan since his first audition. Then i became a Daughtry fan when he started his new band. Now, i'm a stan for them.
last but not least
Kris Allen I fell in love with his personality first. He's fricken ADORABLE. Then i heard his voice and was like "whoa." It was so nice! It sounded like honey if that makes sense. XD. It was so sweet and pleasing to my ear. I rooted for him to win American Idol and mass texted all my friends every week saying "You better vote for Kris Allen or else our friendships are over!!" lol. Then he won and i cried my eyes out from the joy. And then i vowed to buy his album the first day it was released. I did so. I'm a proud stan of Kristopher Neil Allen
and those are my stories that i'm sure nobody here had the patience to read because i tend to talk way too much when talking about my faves.
Lady GaGa - I loved JD, PF grew on me so much it became my favorite song from her at the time. I bought TF in June of last year after I discovered LoveGame, I was sold. Then once TFM era started I knew she was something incredibly special. BR is a gem & the video is definently one of the best I've seen on in my lifetime. I bought TFM the day it came out & loved every single track. I love everything about her.
Rihanna - I only payed attention to the singles from her first two albums & never looked at her albums. It wasn't until after Umbrella I bought one, of course GGGB. I just bought it randomly! It was really great, & then Disturbia made me a huge fan. However, Rated R took her on another level I hadn't seen from her before, & now I am a humongous fan of all of her songs (from GGGB on). Loud has solidified my love for her music.
The Black Eyed Peas - I loved Monkey Business, then BBP & The E.N.D. made me really love them. The Beginning is wonderful.
Maroon 5 - I was sold after Sunday Morning & Makes Me Wonder.
Lil Wayne - Introduced to me by my cousin.
You stan for P!nk quite well too, so I'm not pleased with you not mentioning her jk
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So many long interesting stories. Read them all. Its just so interesting to go back and remember those moments which made us stans. Usually these are one second sparks, that make the artists stick with us for the rest of our lives... or their careers (in case if they become flops).