ATTN:Marc Hirsh..What are you? A Clown??

Just wanted to give my .02 on this whacked out article written by Bozo..err I mean Marc Hirsh who mentions Constantine Maroulis. The entire article is a little lengthy so I will post and respond to the parts I have an opinion on. The full article can be found here but the part I want to talk about is found here


1."So why do successful recording careers elude almost all of them? A recent “Village Voice” profile of Constantine Maroulis hints at an answer. "

A successful recording career eluded Constantine Maroulis?? I strongly disagree. Constantine was and currently is working on his debut album scheduled to be released sometime early in 2007. Can the man get his album out there first before you judge the success of his recording career??(talking solo here..not Betty.) Oh, and VV is one article with one person's take on a day in the life of Mr. Maroulis. Someone else could have spent that same day with him at the same time and came away with something totally different. VV focused on one aspect of it.

2."The singer was, for better or for worse, one of the standouts of the fourth season of “Idol,”

I agree with this. There is no doubt about it. Constantine was one of the standouts of AI 4 .

3."a self-satisfied, ultra-theatrical smarm factory who desperately wanted to be a badass rocker. "

Self satisfied?? No. I don't think so. Someone who is self satisified would not be striving to further their career. They would be happy with the way things were/are. Not the case with Greekboy imo.
An ultra-theatrical smarm factory...yep. That's just one of the many reasons why Constantine was and still is so popular with his many fan bases and gaining more fans along the line. They love how he combines his theatrical experience and acting skills with the songs he performs to put on one of the best shows one could ever attend. Someone should buy Mr. Clown..I mean..Mr. Hirsh a ticket to the next Constantine show! He obviously hasn't been to one yet!
Desperately wanted to be a badass rocker?? Now I am not in Constantine's head so I can't tell you what it is that Constantine truly wants or wanted but I can tell you what I perceive him to want. Imo..Constantine wants to do it all. He said so on AI and still says so to this day. I think Mr. Maroulis wants to act, sing, write a few songs, do big screen, small screen, do Broadway, off Broadway, maybe even some directing of his own and one by one the Greek one is doing each of these things a little at a time. It's only the beginning. I'm sure there are many great and new things on Constantine's to do list and I'm sure those things will be checked off one by one all in good time.

4."His fiercely devoted fanbase couldn’t prevent him from being kicked out in sixth place, "
That statement is very true but it wasn't for lack of trying. Constantine's many fan bases supported him to the end during his run on AI(and most continue to support him to this day). You might want to read the fine print concerning AI. They have the right to eject anyone at any time for any reason they want. I used to have a link to back up my statement but it is eluding me at the moment. (Maybe another fan out there can help out with this.)

5."an event that caused Abdul to bawl magnificently on national television."
Paula wasn't the only one crying. and I'm sure I wasn't alone on this either. Turned out to be a blessing in disguise imo.

6."Maroulis seems to have never gotten over his ejection, and his plans to return to the public spotlight are so single-minded that they would more accurately be described as “plotting.”

I just don't see Greekboy sitting around sulking and crying over getting the boot off of AI. Instead I see him out there working at making all of his dreams come true. He's not an Idle Idol by any means. As far as his plans to return to the public spotlight..the man never left! The name "Constantine Maroulis" is continuously being heard and the man himself written about in many, many articles. Mr . Clown..I mean Hirsh even mentioned him in this article!
As far as single mindedness goes I don't see that as a bad thing. (although I disagree with the statement itself) You have to believe in yourself because if you don't who will and I'd like to meet one person who doesn't do some "plotting" to make the best out of their future! If you want something it's not gonna just drop in your lap. You have to think about what it is you want then get out there and make it happen. You have to plan, plot, and calculate your every move and how to make it happen and go after it because if you just sit there on your arse and wait for those things to come to you..you will most likely be waiting your life away. You have to get out there and go for it.

7."He broke up his band, Pray For The Soul Of Betty"

WTH??? This statement baffles the shit out of me. Constantine didn't break up PFTSOB. He himself left the band...a career decision he made and had every right to do so. As for the other band members...they were free to find a new lead singer and carry on. Happens all the time. For whatever reason they chose not to. In fact, if I remember correctly it was the Ex-Betty Drummer..Michael Hamboussi who announced that Betty was no more after Constantine announced his departure from the band. What the remaining Betty boys wanted to do was entirely in their hands. They chose to no longer be a band and to go in different directions. That had nothing to do with Constantine or with his departure. If PFTSOB wanted to remain a band, they would have.

8."and proposed modeling contracts and sitcom offers never materialized"

For cryin' out loud! To make a long story short..this dude needs a copy of the Chatterbox Interview delivered to him A.S.A.P.

9. "Even his current Broadway gig, in “The Wedding Singer” (where his costumes are still labeled with the name of the actor he replaced), smacks of the sort of C-list stuntcasting that results in Brooke Shields playing Roxie Hart and Sally Bowles. (It happened.)"

I think TWS costumes were still labeled with the name of the other actor because TWS was in danger of closing and it will be closing soon. Also..Constantine was not slated as a permanent replacement for the other actor which leads me to believe that they fully expected him(the other actor) to return to the show. Unfortunately, though ticket sales did pick up, it was a little too late and the show was unable to be saved.

10."What the article suggests is that Maroulis (and, by extension, the dozens of “Idol” finalists to date) has the career not of a recording artist but of a former reality show star, with all of the fleeting fame that that implies. "

That may be how Mr . Hirsh interprets the VV article and I say true..you can't have a career as a recording artist until you have a recording out there on the market. One is coming for Mr. Maroulis. With the release of his solo album and shows sure to follow..that is when we will know if Constantine has what it takes to be a successful recording artist(I happen to think that he does) and and to be successful in all other aspects that Greekboy is made of! I'm betting on the Greekboy! He's as hard headed as they come and he's willing to do what it takes to get to where he wants to be. I have total faith in his abilities. All of them.

And there you have it. My .02 on this article. Although I realize my opinions really aren't even worth 2 cents..it's my blog and I can do what I want with it so.. :P~