Women only buy music because of how artist/band looks.

[marantha]

AIBU to think that the looks of an artist/band is a major factor when it comes to the music buying of (most) women?
I have to say that looks/sex appeal does not enter into it for men- yes, they may feel Kylie is v. v. attractive with a nice bottom, but there is no way they'd buy her album on the basis of that.
The X Factor last night made it this clear to me- Matt Cardle is a handsome, pleasant enough seeming guy certainly but he is very karaoke, isn't he? (I am assuming that the majority of his voters were female) James Blunt is the same.
I reckon that women buy into looks when it comes to musical purchasing and not particular talent. AIBU?

YABU op, i like bands becuase of the music they make regardless of what they look like, as for X Factor whats all this bollocks about Matt being kareoke and and a few other people saying he can't sing, how ridiclous he obviously can sing quite well otheriwse he wouldn't have beaten hunderds of thousands of people to the winning spot. Yes he is attractive and humble but he can sing a variety of music.

I have a lot of music by female artists becuase its good music not becuase i fancy them same for men.

YABU. No idea what most of 'em look like.

Can honestly say I did when I was younger but not any more.

My favourite artist is Glen Hansard and I don't fancy him in the slightest.

YABU to say James Blunt is handsome. I am a huge fan of Van Morrisson and he has always looked like the back of a bus.

Yep, my friends and I buy lots of music - mainly women which means we don't buy on looks and ratehr on what we like.

OP YABI (I = ignorant).

With attitudes like OP no wonder women muscians find it hard in the music industry.

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You are dead right, OP. Those years I spent at college studying music were wasted because I just buy music by pretty people.

What, are you serious?????

Not only unreasonable, but totally condescending, patronising and ignorant, OP.

MamaMary, I did not say that ALL women are like this, just the majority and it seems that judging by some of the responses here, there is a kernel of truth in my opening post.

Well Marantha -depends on the majority of women you know - I know none like you. No kernals I'm afraid.

Yes, I am sure that Matt Curdle Cardle could sing Nessun Dorma.

I think you need to broaden your idea of what constitutes the types of music women (or people?) buy.

Also, I'll say it again... More men than women vote on x factor.

I haven't got a clue what teh creators most of the recent stuff I have bought look like- if I ehar something I like on the radio I go to itunes when I can and buy it.

OTOH if I rather like the look of a bloke then I go to youtube and drool instead.

Umm no! I wouldn't listen to crap music just because the lead singer was hot.

I may watch him on Tv with the sound turned off tho

YABU!

yabu

i don't buy music but there are so many artists at the minute that i love, but couldn't tell you what they look like.

So i shall assume you are vocally trained in some way marantha since you seem to know all about who can and can't sing what....

YABU. In fact this is the most unreasonable OP I have ever read on this section.

I do know that Matt Cardle sounds like an unfortunate cat that is being strangled by barbed wire, if that is any help?

Not really - your talking shite dear. If that is any help....

Most women don't know that, because most women don't watch the X Factor.

If I had said in the opening post that a major factor in the buying of an artists' music for ALL women is good looks/sex appeal, I would understand the negative comments, but I did not say that.

Are you saying that most women only listen to male artists, or are you saying that most women are bisexual?

I'm a huuuuge KISS fan...and I'm the first to say that they should never take off the makeup!

TinselinaBumSquash, I will say this: Matt Cardle would not have won this if he were pig ugly. He is, at best, a karaoke singer with good looks.
You will note that I do not resort to personal abuse in my reply to you.

You said that most women buy because of looks rather than talent. Sorry, but that is patronising. And if anyone accused me or the majority of women of doing that in RL, I'd think they were ignorant.