Saturday, August 09, 2008

KYLIE: You're Getting Boring!

Like all popstars, Kylie has finally given into the money-grabbing frenzy. While she may never be quite as rich as Celine Dion or Madonna, Kylie today releases Sexy Darling, another bloody fragrance. When I log onto Kylie.com, I want to hear about her music, not the latest fragrance, the childrens book she has released or the 'incredible demand' for a limited edition Kylie photo book costing £250!

I personally think that Kylie needs to ditch William Baker, her Creative Director. Kylie has referred to Will as her 'gay husband', and their collaboration was intimately detailed during the White Diamond documentary, during which Will broke down in tears, overwhelmed by the whole experience as Kylie returned to the stage after her cancer ordeal. Pull yourself together, you big girls blouse! Ultimately, White Diamond turned out to be another money-making exercising, which revealed zero about the pop princess herself.

While Kylie has just rounded up the European leg of her KylieX2008 tour (with a possible Asian tour yet to be announced), I look back and I can safely say that the Showgirl Tour was much better. This time around, Kylie had overdosed on a wardrobe designed by Jean Paul Gaultier and had adopted state of the art technology. And dare I say it, the technology was indeed the star of the show.

Ask yourself: take away the technology, take away the topless dancers with rippling abs, take away the designer clothes - would the shows get as much hype? Probably, but that's because we love Kylie for the music, not her perfumes, books or senseless documentaries.