Lily Allen Says She Has No Talent
July 9th, 2008
“I left school at 15. I’m not a genius songwriter. I don’t think I’m really good at anything.” - Lily Allen to Rollingstone Mag
Well that’s an interesting quote from a somewhat British role model who sings about smiling. Leaving school at 15 is nothing to brag about, as not all of us can have a lucky break to have one CD that goes out and does well. She clearly has self-esteem issues (not to mention drug problems) and maybe if she took a few classes then she’d learn a craft and be able to go out into the world and be more productive. It’s sad that she doesn’t feel like she’s good at anything. But I guess that’s what cutting off your education will do to you at such an early age.
Some advice for Ms. Allen: In order to be really productive you first need to believe in yourself. Then see what you’re good at. You’ve got to be good at something, right? What are your interests, goals, and passions in life? Try to make a list of these things and see what programs might be of interest to you. A degree will certainly help you go farther than only a few years of high school education.
In the case of Ms. Allen, of course, she’ll need to get her GED before she proceeds with coursework at practically every collegiate program in the U.S. or Canada. Maybe she can go to cosmetology school and learn the dos and don’ts of dying your hair (pink is soo not in).
I can’t help but wonder, if she doesn’t have any talents, what’s her back-up plan if and when she doesn’t have another singing hit? Maybe with a degree Lily Allen will actually smile for a good reason and not at seeing her ex-boyfriend miserable…
-Amanda Fornecker
Entry Filed under: Careers, Pop culture & college
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1. kevin | August 27th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Regardless of how many people, tell you they don’t have some kind of self esteem issue, they do! It became obvious, back in the 1980’s when people became obsessed with going to the gym, and then there was the stupid idea of paying $100 or more for a pair of sneakers.. moving on ”oh I have to get a face lift, to go with my new boob job. O.K. I think you get the point there! So on to Lily Allen, who honestly appears to be concern with NOT, being that superficial, in fact she’s not at all, she does have talent, she does have good looks, but she also has insecurity, I don’t think it comes down to fishing for a compliment, It’s all the pressure, and mostly the articles that tell her she’s this/that and the other thing. I don’t see a drug problem, and Lily Allen certainly sounds educated, (why not pick on some of those hip hop little snots that sound like they left school in the 4th grade) Lily Allen ”could actually tell them about the record business. then theres her 7 years of hard work, (on her own not because of her dad) and she never thought of getting attention like this, (a little underground record thats it. When you (the press) don’t have anything to write about Lily Allen its easier to say ‘oh she has a drug problem, or she doesn’t look a certain way. THE PRESS (yeah all they do is use a copy machine) THE PRESS NEEDS TO GROW UP
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