Woebot
Well-known member
OK I rabbit on about Paul McCartney too much. But check this anyway.
My theory about The Beatles success was that they managed to engineer a sensation of total intimacy with their audience, Managed through psychology to make their fans feel as though they were whispering in their ears. Sure its what many bands try to master, but none get half as close as The Beatles did to achieve this.
I saw McCartney on the Who wants to be a millionaire programme, and at the end when saying goodbye as the show closes, what does he do? Does he wave to the audience, kiss his wife theatrically, shake hands with the host Chris Tarrant? No, he points directly into the camera to YOU the eye at home. Genius, he uses the mass media to reach right into your soul. I cant think of a better way to achieve total intimacy with the the greatest number of people.
My theory about The Beatles success was that they managed to engineer a sensation of total intimacy with their audience, Managed through psychology to make their fans feel as though they were whispering in their ears. Sure its what many bands try to master, but none get half as close as The Beatles did to achieve this.
I saw McCartney on the Who wants to be a millionaire programme, and at the end when saying goodbye as the show closes, what does he do? Does he wave to the audience, kiss his wife theatrically, shake hands with the host Chris Tarrant? No, he points directly into the camera to YOU the eye at home. Genius, he uses the mass media to reach right into your soul. I cant think of a better way to achieve total intimacy with the the greatest number of people.