Cortese's Corner - The Off-Topic Chat Thread

The Official Off-Topic Chat Thread now known as "Cortese's Corner", formerly Beefy's Corner, who suggested we re-name it.

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Off you go, Beefy.

 

Just wanted to get in early on the thread I started.
Next?

 

You're in a good second place with your token post, CF.

 

Joint second. Just give me this moment to bask.

 

Cheesey whiffs

 

Lorde with out make up or being air brushed looks like umm.

 

Gonna share the picture? She looks pretty strange anyway.

 

Ah Lorde.....the current bane of my life.....

 

http://t.co/LDjVCl9Ibx
One doing the rounds on Twitter.

 

Her boyfriend is 24, I'm not the only one to think that's a bit gross right?

 

That pic? Or her bf being 7yrs older?

 

Lorde is (relatively) impervious to the industries obsession with look with a bit of clever management....and the way things are going for her right now, she's got clever management.

 

The age difference, I don't like it. I don't think I'd date a 17 year old now let alone when I'm 24.

 

Yeah 18 is youngest I would go for. Even then I would be slightly worried about the age gap.

 

I dunno how long they've been together, but they were definitely together when she was 16 and he was 24. Hopefully not when she was 15..! 16 and 24 is really strange though.

 

Lorde is incredibly frustrating for me to see and hear - I started working with and developing a young female artist about two years ago because everybody with a brain could see that the industry was getting too look/body/shock conscious with young stars, culminating with Miley Cyrus - somebody needed to come along and show these kids that you could be a FAR more credible and equally successful artist through good music and talent, rather than flashing tits and arse. Lorde is the primary person to come out as the backlash against that and she's just beaten my act to that point. The frustration being, the girl I'm working with is everything Lorde is but a lot better (my opinion may be clouded as her manager, but this isn't just my opinion). Her music is a lot more challenging and interesting, her voice is a hell of a lot better and she looks better too (yes I realise that sounds hypocritical in context, but that side always exists).

She'll be in your faces from about May/June though, so still confident (plus she's a Brit )

 

Anyway LTL, why do you hate her so much? Is it just that Royals is really annoying?

EDIT: Okay disregard that. Will read that post and reply

 

Oh no no no. I don't hate her in the slightest, she's great, she just beat my girl to it

 

Sounds very interesting - you not going to tip us off so we can all tell our friends to look out for a new star and claim plaudits when it comes off?

I reckon Laura Marling is all of those things anyway. She's fantastic <3