Is this a coincidence or a requirement?
Do rock stars just conform to the rock star schema in order to be accepted as a serious rock star?
I like rock music, I am just wondering about this. This could be said about other profession that has a lot to do with image (other musical genres, actors, politicians, etc.).
Do you think a rock star would be rejected if they exhibited behavior that lies outside the parameters of the "rock star" schema? Are they pressured to act a certain way?Do rock stars just conform to the "rock star" schema in order to accepted as serious rock stars?Absolutely.
You have to have "a look" in most cases to help promote your music, so it's just marketing yourself. And absent truly creative vision, people imitate what has worked in the past or what is working currently. So they dress alike, have similar haircuts or styles, and even behave according to a rock star schema. Cool word BTW.
Even "alternative" artists tend to borrow and adopt styles %26amp; trends copied from successful or popular artists, conforming to trends and ideals about what a rock star or successful musician looks like.
Record companies probably pressure their acts to conform, and provide monetary incentives to help the acts confrm to their image of a rock star.
Not too many artists can truly break away from this schema and still remain relevant and successful.
Perhaps Prince might be one example of behaving outside the accepted rock star norms, but his popularity has waned as he goes further from the mainstream ideal of pop star/rock star.
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