Spousal Support

Don't get me wrong, I think pop music is fun to listen to, even if I don't take it very seriously.

But I've always wondered...

Russell Brand is married to Katy Perry. Brand used to live a very rock and roll lifestyle; he was a hard partier with drug, alcohol, and sex addictions. He then became a comedian and has now made a name for himself in Hollywood. Perry makes music that, although is catchy, is kind of, well, shallow. She has a nice voice but she is on the top 40 charts, to put it best. I'm not trying to sound pretentious, all I'm trying to say is that when I think of some of the most influential artists of our time, Katy Perry will never come up on that list. I wonder what Brand thinks about his wife's music. Does he feel obligated to like it because they are married, or does he actually enjoy it anyway? Would he have been able to date her and then marry her if he didn't take her music seriously?

The same goes for Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson. I'm not a fan of Fall Out Boy and I think they are more pop than actually hard rock or punk, but fans of Fall Out Boy call them punk rock. Wentz has tattoos, piercings, dyed hair, and wears punk clothing, and even if that doesn't mean everything, it still suggests that he considers himself part of the punk-rock lifestyle. Ashlee Simpson had a short music career, and her songs were definitely pop. She was made fun of for lip-synching on Saturday Night Live and has never been considered a serious musician. She doesn't write her songs and apparently doesn't sing them either. Currently Wentz and Simpson are going through a separation, but when they were together, did Wentz actually enjoy her music? Even if I'm not a fan of Fall Out Boy and don't think they are the best musicians out there, they at least are musicians. They write their music and sing their own songs and play instruments. Does Wentz stick up for his wife when she is made fun of because he really does view her as a serious musician, or because he is obligated to?

Maybe I'm giving the husbands too much credit and their wives not enough credit. All I know is, I'm a terrible singer, and I would want my boyfriend or husband to save me the humiliation and tell me to find another interest entirely. However, Katy Perry and Ashlee Simpson make millions of dollars and I'm currently jobless, so maybe I have the wrong attitude.