Different Types of Celebrity

There are celebrities that the world needs and ones the world doesn't. One type is shaped by the world, the other type shaped by will.

Celebrities created by the world:

Britney Spears - the world needed a bright young pop star for young girls to worship.

Barak Obama - America needs a charming political leader of African American dissent that white people feel safe about.

Celebrities created by themselves:

David Lynch - We do not need a David Lynch. And yet, he exists.

Steve Nash - Who needed a slow, short, Canadian point guard? Exactly.

And then there are the mixed nuts...Celebrities we once needed, but made themselves into something more when we no longer needed them...and forced us to still pay attention:

Madonna - The 80s need the material girl. But she's 50 years plus and still struts. Damn. In fight to the death between her and Mick Jagger...who would you choose?

Arnold Schwarzenegger - I respect the fact we needed a huge muscular movie hero, but did we need this guy to be Governor of Collyfornia?

Andre Agassi - Sure, tennis needed a bad boy, but did we need his career to last until he was nearly forty? This guy was famous for being a top tennis player before Sampras, during Sampras, and after Sampras.