1.5.13 Vietnam Concert Treasures, CCTV Interview

Katy was 20 and had a VERY sheltered life. She needed the time and the polish. I did love that article though because it seems DMG is doing similar things with Adam, such as TV gigs and such. With their looks and personalities, I think both Adam and Katy can do TV and movies easily.

I do recall the artile I think you are referringg to, melliemom. You may have misinterprted the quote (from a label exec) that had something to do with seeing Adam as a developing artist. That term "developing artist" has a different meaning in record label lingo then you probably are familiar with. What a label rep means, when they say "developing artist" is that they are going to give the artist time to find their audience. In other words, if they are not selling millions of records right out the box, they will not be dropped. The label will give them time. This is what is happening right now with Adam. It has nothhing to do with "polish." It has to do with exposing him to the audiences that will hopefully buy his records, go to concerts, and become fans, ie: PLL, VH1, and international concerts.
I can see how you misinterpreted that statement though.

And augenpoesie.... that last pic you posted of your art ----> RIGHT-CLICK-SAVE!!!

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I always find it a bit scary when an AI artist is dropped from their label, especially from RCA.
Is an artist, such as, for example, David Cook, whom you mentioned, dropped because the label sees no possibility of him stretching from an American Idol to becoming a known artist worldwide and his appeal is limited?
Would that be the main reason they kept Adam, even tho Trespassing did not make the impact it could have-should have?

Wow, I understand actually quite well what Melliemom is referring to, and even though Adam certainly already has a more 'polished presence' than 99 % of entertainers out there, I don't think that anybody does not try to improve on a constant basis and engages their management and other resouces in the process of trying to figure out what works for them.

And Adam is never satisfied with where he is, even if we are totally satisfied. I don't think there is a need to defend him here or that it is a chip off his shoulder to say that maybe he asks his management to help him improve certain things.

Let me actually give you two examples, where I believe to notice that Adam recently has put some effort in and it is working.

a) When Adam shouts into the crowd....'do you want to rock?' ...'are you having fun' etc, he used to get this very high pitched voice at times. I remember that even this summer, a lot of Queen fans who wanted to trash Adam pointed to that 'helium' - voice and made sometimes very mocking comments.
Adam does not have a high pitched speaking voice when he is calm, but the flexibility Adam has during singing in that he can naturally go up and up and up, means that during speaking his voice is also capable to go up....and at such announcement moments it is unintended.

If you noticed recently, he does not do that anymore and I noticed since about November that he conscientiously makes sure to lower his voice before those announcements to the crowd. My bet would be that during the preparation for the hosting role for Divas Live he worked with somebody who had speech preparation training and made him aware. That is all it took, Adam is so vocally conscious that obviously he is a quick study. But making such a change in your own speech is very much something that falls under 'polish'. Many female speakers have to learn to lower their voices when they give public speeches, it is normal training element for public speaking coaches. It happens to tons of people.
And the result is positive.

b) Adam's small talk during the show has improved significantly. He still speaks freely, but he does have talking points in his head: I have questions for you (are you going to go my way, and WWFM), are you willing to trespass with me, funky, shady, heat, etc.....) He can mix it up, but he has a 'repertoire' to assist him. That does not mean that spontaneous interaction is out, he still interacts with front row, praises an outfit or make-up, interacts with band, etc....but when it naturally does not exist, then he can fill in the gap with things that he has thought out beforehand. That is polish, and it was mentioned here multiple times just recently.

Management is just doing its job and for most people, who are not following every move, it will be unnoticeable, but it is happening and a very natural thing.

Of course, Adam starts on a much higher playing field than most pop singers already. He was raised in a house with tons of communication, eloquence, verbal awareness and sophistication around him. He also is naturally talented to express himself well.

But we all learn in life and Adam learns too. Nothing wrong with that, imo.

And btw, I I am interested to hear different opinions on this forum and I value Melliemom's many contributions to this forum. I am saddened to see that some here believe she is a non-fan, if she holds these opinions. I guess, that would make me a non-fan too, and that is pretty craazy.

Melliemom, just keep dancing, you know Adam understands you just fine.