So, we're well into X-Factor season now, with the selected 'great rather than good' contestants holidaying at the judges' houses; holiday homes, vilas, private islands etc.
What really gets me about the X-factor is the amount of contestants who bank on their 'sob stories' as much as their voice. I've composed a little psuedo-X-Factor sob story actually: A few months after I was born, my pet rabbit died. I swear to God, his (or her, can't remember too well as I was so young) last words were 'be a singer...' From then onwards it has been my dream and destiny to be a popstar! I wish contestants would just leave it out. It's much like footballers pulling up their shirts to reveal a thank you note to God for their talent. The two things should be separate; as FIFA agrees.
I've also always wondered why no bands ever try out for the X-Factor. I mean, it'd be awesome to have Cowell's socks well and truely rocked off by an auditioning band playing some thrash metal. But at this time, the audtionees aren't allowed to have any musical instruments with them when they do their routine... Shame, but it's definitely something I'd like to see in the future!
