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Music News: Christina Aguilera's 4th studio album: 'Bionic'
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Billy Corgan from The Smashing Pumpkins mentions Christina in a new interview.
Here's part of the it.
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At that point the Smashing Pumpkins videos also became part of who you were as an artist, right?
There was a system in place that allowed you to do that. Now there's not a system in place. You can be huge on YouTube and get a zillion hits and no one would buy your record. There's no system. At least then, even though it was corrupt, there was a system. MTV played your video, you sold records. The label said, well, we need to give you money to get your video on MTV. It fed itself. You had the opportunity to work with really talented people, spend money. It's a different system now.
Your current release strategy is very idiosyncratic. Are you the pioneer of a new system?
It's organically based in the sense that I'm somewhere between adhering to the rules of the artist heart, which is, "I wanna do what I wanna do when I wanna do it," and then the marketplace, which is moving very fast and you have to be adaptable. You cannot plan for two years.
Look at someone who's a brilliant and talented person: Christina Aguilera. Two years away, does the big buildup for the record, record comes out, critics pan it, "Oh, it's like Lady whatever," and everything's blown up for her — overnight. You can't make that kind of investment as an artist anymore. I think it's too much, as we say in the business, downside. I can't ride the Twitter wave, is what I'm saying.
Are you still interested in having a strong visual component in your music?
Oh, yes! I just don't have the money. And even if I had the money — let's say I decide to blow my own money. It doesn't do what it used to do. You don't get your return on your investment, you know what I mean?
And you wouldn't want to do it just as a statement?
No, I'm not interested in statements anymore. I made plenty of statements [laughs].
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http://www.laweekly.com/2010-08-26/m...illy-corgan/3/
And I totally agree with him..
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Originally posted by AintNoOtherStan
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It's true. 
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Billy Corgan is so true!!!
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Originally posted by AintNoOtherStan
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Woah. I'm shocked someone actually said that. Let alone Billy Corgan.  It's so true though. 
Oh, and the person who laughed, the album's only a few months old, so yeah 
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it's true, and it's sad...
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Originally posted by edicsonhades
Legend.
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Originally posted by jrnleblanc
The era is over.
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"Oh, it's like Lady whatever"
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How rude.
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Originally posted by jrnleblanc
The era is over.
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LOL. Xtina has NOT sold 60-70 million records.
It's more like 45 million.
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Originally posted by jrnleblanc
LOL. Xtina has NOT sold 60-70 million records.
It's more like 45 million.
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And you know that... how? Yeah, thought so.
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I wish trolls would go die.
I hate seeing Britney stans diss Xtina, and Xtina fans diss Britney.
They are both AMAZING artists, I, being a stan of both, find this REALLY REALLY aggravating.
(Btw was this taken from Hilary's song Haters does anyone know? :P)
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My dream is that Christina could head into to studio, record most of her 5th album with Sia, but also incorporate what made Stripped and Back To Basics so great/commercial.
IMO, This whole "Bionic" fiasco is just priming her for a bigger comeback.
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Originally posted by .Chad.
My dream is that Christina could head into to studio, record most of her 5th album with Sia, but also incorporate what made Stripped and Back To Basics so great/commercial.
IMO, This whole "Bionic" fiasco is just priming her for a bigger comeback.
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I totally get what you're saying. I want her to move on from this album, but at the same time, Christina needs to prove everyone wrong with the album she has now. I think she should push You Lost Me as much as possible, promote the new movie, release Bionic as a single and start working on the next album and release it late next year and go on tour next fall and last until, well, whenever. Have songs that didn't make Bionic because they didn't fit with it and like you said, do material with Sia. Xtina and Sia = life. I know Christina, you are tired of just using your voice (as I believe MIA said in an interview,) but it's your biggest money maker.
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Originally posted by jrnleblanc
LOL. Xtina has NOT sold 60-70 million records.
It's more like 45 million.
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LOL people actually showed receipts and you're saying it's not true... 
She has sold 30 million records in the US alone . Do you really think she has only sold 15 million in the rest of the world? Please...
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Lets play a confessions game!
everyone confesses something anything ( a little of topic but something to do while we get some news)
I'll start..
I always Attack Britney spears, but am a closet fan! yes I said it, I like Britney!
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Originally posted by Ahmed
Lets play a confessions game!
everyone confesses something anything ( a little of topic but something to do while we get some news)
I'll start..
I always Attack Britney spears, but am a closet fan! yes I said it, I like Britney!
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I can't. 
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I was hoping you would be a little supportive >.> lol
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I was hoping you would be a little supportive >.> lol
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Supportive of pretending to hate? Nah. 
I can't tell you how to live your life though. But I laughed becaused it sounded funny, for real. 
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Supportive of pretending to hate? Nah.
I can't tell you how to live your life though. But I laughed becaused it sounded funny, for real. |
-ashamed-
Well I didn't really hate, but i would get defensive about Xtina when Britney stans talk about her. But now no more hate, everyone knows so YAY
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