Memoirs? From a Friggin' 15 y/o Virgin?

[AsylumSeeker]

I'd be more interested in Jamie Lynn Britney's to be honest!

Maybe the sisters had a tryst?

Interesting... Good story idea...

 

[fieryjen]

I'd be more interested in Jamie Lynn Britney's to be honest!

Maybe the sisters had a tryst?

Interesting... Good story idea...

Er, what?

 

[JagFarlane]

Er, what?

Ummmm guessing ugh can't recall her name...some rockers daughter

 

[Boxlicker101]

Ummmm guessing ugh can't recall her name...some rockers daughter

Miley Cyrus. Her father, Billy Ray Cyrus had a very big country-western hit a few years back, but not much else. Personally, I thought the one hit was pretty dumb, but that's just me.

I agree though. Memoirs at 15 years old?

 

[Liar]

It's called milking your audience like mad while you still have one.

Le duh.

 

[Guest]

It's because it's Disney. And they've marketed it to the same group they've marketed "High School Musical 1, 2 and 3 (due out this summer).




http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iwNLa7npzA56tXlURRGyhCftVU2g

Miley Cyrus, America's billion-dollar girl sensation

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Fifteen-year-old Miley Cyrus stars in a wildly popular Disney television series, sings to packed concert halls and this week announced the billion-dollar publication of her "memoirs."

She is the idol of countless American girls, but experts warn Cyrus, star of "Hannah Montana" could be headed for a bad-girl breakdown along the lines of fallen pop singer Britney Spears and child-star turned substance-abuser Lindsay Lohan.

Disney Book Group made waves with the revelation that Cyrus' memoir would be published in spring 2009, with People magazine setting the windfall for the rising teen sensation's first book at around one billion dollars.

The book is to tell the story of how the teenager shot to fame and yet has managed to keep her feet on the ground with the support of her family, which Cyrus said she hopes will "inspire kids around the world to live their dreams."

At the root of Miley-mania is Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" series, the story of an American teenager, Miley Stewart, who leads a normal life by day and is a pop star by night. It has become one of Disney's most effective marketing campaigns ever. . . .

 

[sr71plt]

I didn't know she existed until my granddaughters visited. Now I can't forget. I'm sure they'll each buy a copy of the book--because they won't share something "that fantastic."

 

[S-Des]

I agree though. Memoirs at 15 years old?

Well, 'Thirteen' was a very well received book and movie, and that was based on a girl's experiences as a 13 year old. Are we saying the only time a book is interesting is when it deals with sex & drugs (especially among underage girls)? While this is going to be an enormous sugar-fest, Cyrus does have a very interesting story (the death of her mother, her father's fame, getting into music, television, then the biggest tour of any artist in 2007). I'd say that is certainly enough to fill a book.

 

[sr71plt]

How old was Anne Frank when the pen dropped? Fifteen, right? (Although there are those who said her father wrote it.)

 

[SweetPrettyAss]

How old was Anne Frank when the pen dropped? Fifteen, right? (Although there are those who said her father wrote it.)

There is a difference. Ann Frank wrote a diary, never intended for publication. The contents of it show the inhumanity of man, and how some people suffered under the Nazis. Miley Cyrus has basically had a very easy life and doesn't really have much to say.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Face it guys, we are not the demographic!

 

[Guest]

Face it guys, we are not the demographic!

It's Hannah Montana, for pete's sake!

Perfect for 4th and 5th grade girls.

What the hell, it'll promote reading at the elementary school level.

 

[S-Des]

It's Hannah Montana, for pete's sake!

Perfect for 4th and 5th grade girls.

What the hell, it'll promote reading at the elementary school level.

Exactly. Although I suspect we're about two minutes away from a Vanessa Hudgeons/Jamie Lynn Spears scandal, at the moment this girl is a great example of someone succeeding because they put their energy into something other than video games and partying. That's a good message, even if we're calling her Mylie-Lo in ten years. Lindsay Lohan reference for anyone disinterested in celebrity pop culture.

 

[SweetPrettyAss]

Exactly. Although I suspect we're about two minutes away from a Vanessa Hudgeons/Jamie Lynn Spears scandal, at the moment this girl is a great example of someone succeeding because they put their energy into something other than video games and partying. That's a good message, even if we're calling her Mylie-Lo in ten years. Lindsay Lohan reference for anyone disinterested in celebrity pop culture.

It wouldn't be Mylie-Lo. Maybe Mi-Cy.

 

[S-Des]

It wouldn't be Mylie-Lo. Maybe Mi-Cy.

hehe

 

[starrkers]

Billy Ray Cyrus? Wasn't he famour for ripping off someone else's song and making a squillion with it? Or am I getting my one-hit country wonders mixed up?

Never heard of Millie. (scrolls back) Oops, Miley.

 

[S-Des]

Never heard of Millie. (scrolls back) Oops, Miley.

Really? The #1 selling pop artist of 2007, with the most successful tour? She's a pretty big deal (although quite possibly the worst actress I've ever seen on TV). My daughter's a big fan.

 

[Guest]

Billy Ray Cyrus? Wasn't he famour for ripping off someone else's song and making a squillion with it? Or am I getting my one-hit country wonders mixed up?

Never heard of Millie. (scrolls back) Oops, Miley.

I was only vaguely aware of her real name, too.

But I'd certainly heard of Hannah Montana.

 

[starrkers]

I was only vaguely aware of her real name, too.

But I'd certainly heard of Hannah Montana.

I just asked my 15 year old daughter who Miley Cyrus was and she didn't know. I mentioned Hannah Montana and she said "OHhhh, her. Yeah she's real big in the US".

So, nope, she's not such a big deal here.

 

[Guest]

I just asked my 15 year old daughter who Miley Cyrus was and she didn't know. I mentioned Hannah Montana and she said "OHhhh, her. Yeah she's real big in the US".

So, nope, she's not such a big deal here.

It's good for us. Daughter is just past the interested age, son is too young.

Whew!

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Well, 'Thirteen' was a very well received book and movie, and that was based on a girl's experiences as a 13 year old. Are we saying the only time a book is interesting is when it deals with sex & drugs (especially among underage girls)? While this is going to be an enormous sugar-fest, Cyrus does have a very interesting story (the death of her mother, her father's fame, getting into music, television, then the biggest tour of any artist in 2007). I'd say that is certainly enough to fill a book.

And you know this book, which will certainly be overprinted to the detriment of Brazilian rainforest trees, will have untold and unSOLD reams of it discounted and piled in pyramids in countless Barnes & Nobles, Waldenbooks, Borders, etc...

Face it guys, we are not the demographic!

Yeah, but...ugggggh...it's just primer for a lifetime addiction to US Magazine and Life&Style and their ilk...which pretty much will say the same thing in a ONE PAGE article on the same person that this book will in maybe two or three hundred!

What the hell, it'll promote reading at the elementary school level.

You know, I didn't think of that silver lining. Hmm. Ah, well...as The Borg used to say, resistance is futile!

 

[sr71plt]

There is a difference. Ann Frank wrote a diary, never intended for publication. The contents of it show the inhumanity of man, and how some people suffered under the Nazis. Miley Cyrus has basically had a very easy life and doesn't really have much to say.

I'd wager she's already lived a more interesting life than thee and me together.

Just wait for it and watch how fast the books fly off the shelf. That pretty much put "get stuffed" to the idea that no one thinks she has enough to say to justify the cost of the book.

Not that I'm a fan by any means. I'm just amused by what people assume will/should sell against what actually does sell.

 

[SweetPrettyAss]

I'd wager she's already lived a more interesting life than thee and me together.

Just wait for it and watch how fast the books fly off the shelf. That pretty much put "get stuffed" to the idea that no one thinks she has enough to say to justify the cost of the book.

Not that I'm a fan by any means. I'm just amused by what people assume will/should sell against what actually does sell.

I'm not saying it won't sell. I'm sure it will, in the millions. I'm just saying it shouldn't, because it will have nothing much to say. It will be nothing but a puff piece, not a genuine biography.

 

[PrincessErin]

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[Guest]

But it's harmless, honestly.

If it isn't a boy band, it's a cheesy pre-teen movie. Or a silly sit-com. Whatever.

Kids need something like this, they need ownership of their own status symbols.

Parents don't have to go crazy with the merchandising - it's already on TV.

Let the kids be kids. (We were the same.)