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What makes a pop culture icon?
"Would it be the effect of their contribution to a cultural movement? Is it the way they impact the time and the generation they are targeting? Or just how their exposure constitutes a defining characteristic of a given society or era?
As a child of the 80's I was heavily influenced by everything from saturday morning cartoons on TV to the music coming from the radio. Ian Curtis or Johnny Rotten are as iconic to me as Superman or Batman. Real people or imaginary characters, the incorruptible ideals of perfect superheroes or the human flaws and desires sometimes so desperately depicted in song lyrics - all of those influences affect us to the point of defining our character and personality, career paths and life choices.
The references we are exposed and specifically the ones we choose to absorb make us who we are. Who are your heroes?"
I really, really like most of Butcher Billy's choices for amalgamations, and I suppose Robert Smith's theatrically exaggerated personal style (specifically the epic hair) lends itself to Plastic Man. Still, we could have done better here. With the perpetual thick glasses and sardonic humor, "Eel" O'Brian and Elvis Costello might as well be relatives. As for repurposed lyrics, might I suggest "We slip through the streets, While everyone sleeps. Getting bigger and sleeker
and wider and brighter." Regardless, I love each of the combined subjects, and am grateful for a straight Pliable Paladin instead of that goddamned Grant Morrison Jim Carrey crap. This a swell image that's I'd totally hang on the wall!
The Post-Punk / New Wave Super Friends
