What about Mylene Farmer?

[isabella]

What do you think about mylene?

[CFHollister]

Well, I think it's a pretty safe bet that Amelie thinks she sucks

[Luc]

Originally Posted by CFHollister

Well, I think it's a pretty safe bet that Amelie thinks she sucks

I think it's a pretty safe bet that Amelie will kill me if I vote either of the options 2, 3 or 4
But without kidding, the first option applies to me. I like her and her music. And I'm thankful she kept the best for Alizée.

[nurvonic]

where is the "i have no problem with her. i've only listened to several songs from her, from which i thought they were ok. but alizee is the best" selection?

[CFHollister]

I think we're all indebted to Mylène for bringing Alizée fully into the public light so that we can all enjoy her. As for the actual relationship with Alizée, we still don't really know (and probably won't for decades if ever), the true nature of which could either strengthen or degrade my opinion of Mylène. As for her music, there are certain songs I'd don't think much of, but on the other hand there are ones that I really quite enjoy. So I have to go with "I like her music" but I enjoy Alizée much more (sorry Amelie).

[lead2gold]

Originally Posted by CFHollister

I think we're all indebted to Mylène for bringing Alizée fully into the public light so that we can all enjoy her. As for the actual relationship with Alizée, we still don't really know (and probably won't for decades if ever), the true nature of which could either strengthen or degrade my opinion of Mylène. As for her music, there are certain songs I'd don't think much of, but on the other hand there are ones that I really quite enjoy. So I have to go with "I like her music" but I enjoy Alizée much more (sorry Amelie).

Mylene didn't look at Alizée and think, "There's a young singer whose career I would love to help advance." She thought, "There's a young, pretty singer who can play the on the Lolita image and make me lots of money."
And it worked, I believe I read that Mylene ended up making something like 10m Euros off Alizée success.

Maybe I'm just a natural cynic, but I don't think Mylene did anything out of the goodness of her heart for Lili. I also don't think Alizée owes anything to Mylene. They had an agreement obviously, that Mylene would write the songs and sponsor Alizée's early career in exchange for a take of the profits. Both parties came out ahead and I don't feel like either "owes" the other anything anymore.

Just my 0.02

[espire]

Originally Posted by lead2gold

Mylene didn't look at Alizée and think, "There's a young singer whose career I would love to help advance." She thought, "There's a young, pretty singer who can play the on the Lolita image and make me lots of money."
And it worked, I believe I read that Mylene ended up making something like 10m Euros off Alizée success.

Maybe I'm just a natural cynic, but I don't think Mylene did anything out of the goodness of her heart for Lili. I also don't think Alizée owes anything to Mylene. They had an agreement obviously, that Mylene would write the songs and sponsor Alizée's early career in exchange for a take of the profits. Both parties came out ahead and I don't feel like either "owes" the other anything anymore.

Just my 0.02

Alizée owes Mylène nothing, but nobody can deny that it was because of her that Alizée is anything today. Music is an industry, and the goal of industry is to make money.

[CFHollister]

Originally Posted by lead2gold

Mylene didn't look at Alizée and think, "There's a young singer whose career I would love to help advance." She thought, "There's a young, pretty singer who can play the on the Lolita image and make me lots of money."
And it worked, I believe I read that Mylene ended up making something like 10m Euros off Alizée success.

Maybe I'm just a natural cynic, but I don't think Mylene did anything out of the goodness of her heart for Lili. I also don't think Alizée owes anything to Mylene. They had an agreement obviously, that Mylene would write the songs and sponsor Alizée's early career in exchange for a take of the profits. Both parties came out ahead and I don't feel like either "owes" the other anything anymore.

Just my 0.02

You're almost certainly correct. I'd just hate for a young 15-year-old girl to enter into an agreement which she may not understand the complete nature of and then feel taken-advantage-of later. Not that I'm saying that that is the case either, just that it wouldn't help my outlook on Mylène if that were the case.

[dan]

Originally Posted by CFHollister

You're almost certainly correct. I'd just hate for a young 15-year-old girl to enter into an agreement which she may not understand the complete nature of and then feel taken-advantage-of later. Not that I'm saying that that is the case either, just that it wouldn't help my outlook on Mylène if that were the case.

I would hope that, at the age of 15, Alizée couldn't have entered into a business agreement without her parents' consent in France. If anything, her parents were probably more protective of her rights than she would have been herself.

Besides, I like and respect both women so much that I'd rather assume the best.

[Killian]

I like her, she brought Alizée to the world, and for this I am in debt to her. But, I don't enjoy her music from what i have heard and don't listen to it.