Christina Aguilera

         Between America’s growing unhealthy obsession with stars (yes, i realize the irony), and an ever expanding playground providing new ways to spend their money by the boatload, its no wonder our starlettes are becoming spoiled.  Paris pouting in prison, Jolie swiping hubbys, Ashlee Simpson syncing and lying about it, Lohan locking lips with anything that moves all for the attention… sigh.  Its becoming a regular three ring circus out there, and we are buying tickets to watch.  It makes you think.  Is it ALL a charade these days?  Is there anyone to look up to anymore?  Or, have all the true musicians, artists, and upstanding individuals moved on to a better world than this?  

While I can’t speak for everyone, I believe there is at least one left.  Her name is Christina Aguilera. 

Think back with me.  She started small, worked hard, and earned her way into our heart without the help of kitchy gimmicks or far fetched t.v. contests.  She came onto the scene with a voice that could knock you on your rear, a soul that was open and ready to spill out, and a sweet and gracious spirit.

Of course, every star has rumors spread about them, and typically negative ones at that.  But, through it all she has managed to maintain a state of grace unkown to most stars today.  Married to a man she took time to get to know, a sound business woman that knows how to create her own success, and now maybe even a mom. 

We would like to take a moment to thank you Christina.  Always respectful to the reporters and fans, always gracious, you are one of a kind. 

As I come to a close, I want to leave you with material from an interview with Christina during part of her already begun ’Back to Basics’ tour that, in part, inspired me to write this blog.

      ”I am the kind of artist that constantly likes to change and constantly likes to challenge myself and give my audience a new look and a new me,” she said. “I’m constantly setting myself up for the possibility that people aren’t going to like it. And for me, I just have to live with that because I’d rather come forth with something that’s real and honest to me as an artist rather than try and second guess myself and try to figure out what the public and the critics and everyone’s going to like.

“I’ve just got married over the past year and a half and I’ve grown into a completely different person.  I fell in love and was in a relationship with my now husband, so I was just discovering a new side of myself.  It took me to this kind of feel-good place.  And during the tour, I’ve been adding that sense of home and peace to the concert.  It makes me enjoy this peace, this chapter of my life.”

“At the end of the day, something I’ve learned really early on is that you cannot please everybody at the same time.  It’s just impossible.  I really feel that it’s really important that I stick to my guns and I listen to my heart and do what I want to do. During the tour, I’m also getting inspired for what the next album will be, what the next look will be, which will be completely different from this one.” 

Now that’s someone you could bring home to mother…

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