Dyer belives that in order to understand the relationship between stars and stardom with the music industary we must first understand the role of music stars.
The star image is created by the record company to appel to their target audience. And they are shaped and molded in order to maximise this appel.
Dyers theories revolve around two main paradoxes or points, the first of these is that a star can be oridinary and extrodinary at the same time. An example of this could be Victoria Beckham ( Posh Spice ) she can seem ordinary as she is married has kids and does other normal everyday tasks. However she is also extrodinary as she has this whole other life of stardom and fame that everyday people can not imagin.
The second of these theories is that stars can be both present and absent at the same time. This means that as the target audience we can feel close to the stars via posters music videos and reading about them, we can find out everything about them and feel like we really know them, yet have never spoke to or even met them showing that we may feel that they are present in our lives when in reality they are absent.
The star image is created by the record company to appel to their target audience. And they are shaped and molded in order to maximise this appel.
Dyers theories revolve around two main paradoxes or points, the first of these is that a star can be oridinary and extrodinary at the same time. An example of this could be Victoria Beckham ( Posh Spice ) she can seem ordinary as she is married has kids and does other normal everyday tasks. However she is also extrodinary as she has this whole other life of stardom and fame that everyday people can not imagin.
The second of these theories is that stars can be both present and absent at the same time. This means that as the target audience we can feel close to the stars via posters music videos and reading about them, we can find out everything about them and feel like we really know them, yet have never spoke to or even met them showing that we may feel that they are present in our lives when in reality they are absent.