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No, I don't blame anybody at all for wanting more money or exposure. BUt I don't think someone should go against everything they previously believed in in order to get more money or publicity. I think a person should be themselves because that sells more records than anything else. Alot of people can tell when an artist is being fake and not being who they really are. Jewel is a good example of this. Just watch the "Intuition" video and look how out of place she looks. She's always had plenty of exposure. Hell she had just released "Am I Standing Still" a month or 2 before completely changing her image. I remember after the Christina Aguilera metamorphosis I thought to myself; no matter who changes there image for more "popstar" publicity, I knew Jewel would always keep it real. Boy was I wrong. What made Jewel entertaining was the fact that her music was entertaining to all age group. Now her music ("Intuition" for example) caters mainly to the same audience as Spears, Aguilera, Timberlake, Carter, etc. etc. All I'm saying is I never thought Jewel would be one to try to change who she is just to be more "pop-like". Regardless of publicity and money, Jewel was too good of an artist to completely change everything about her as an artist. Songs like "You Were Meant For Me" and "Foolish Games" were beautiful songs and now her single is played most in a women's shaver commerical. That just plain sucks. But it just goes to show that some people will do anything for publicity whether it be positive or negative. As long as they get it.
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