Ok so I know there are going to be people who disagree with some of the things I’m about to say, and all I have to say back is… that’s fine. Comment and be heard, prove me wrong.

So what defines a superstar? According to dictionary.com,

su?per?star

a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.

According to me… anyone who can make anyone sit up and pay attention, regardless of if they are interested or not in what this person(s) does, they recognise that they are are something special. Someone that will be spoken about and documented for years to come. Everybody knows them.

So where have they all gone? There’s nothing that I can see today that to me, fits the definitions above. Sure there are some people who are beyond reach of the rest in their field, but nobody who captures the disbelief of a public audience. Nobody who you could safely make a documentary and put it on prime time TV. Nobody who’d put a world in mourning when their time came to an end.

Music
The Beatles, Elvis Prestly, Jimmy Hendrix, Bob Marley

Sport
Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Babe Ruth, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Phar Lap

Science
Newton, Einstein, Thomas Edison

Comedy / Acting
Marcel Marceau, Charlie Chapllain, The Three Stooges, John Wayne, Lassie

Evil
Stalin, Hitler

Leaders
Lincoln, Martin Luther King, John K Kennedy

Arts
Picaso, Michaelangelo, Di Vinci, Shakespeare

General
Princess Dianna, Maralyn Monroe

Obviously this list isn’t complete, but you get the idea.

And why is this happening? Are we becoming too segregated? Are we all trying to fit into too many niches? Is the media too spread thin to feed the creation of these superstars?

I don’t know… all I know is I want them back, I want superstars in todays world to sit back and admire. I want to live in a time where I can be amazed at one persons actions, and not have to look up the documentaries of yesterday at somebody I’ve all but forgotten and then say wow, I want them back in my face.

It all seems to easy to call someone of our time great, but nobody comes close to being a superstar.

Might as well be you… step up.

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