Will Young

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This morning I caught about 5 minutes of Daybreak, and that coincided with an interview with Will Young whose demeanour during the interview left strong mental images with me all day.

Verbally I remember him being totally polite throughout the interview, so let's not take that away from him. Non-verbally however, this definitely wasn't the case with the looks he gave, the facial expressions he gave, the way he cocked his head, etc. gave away quite a level of arrogance and perceived superiority. It was very overt. What a smug bastard!

Also especially with Young now sporting a beard, and in this interview wearing thick rimmed circular glasses, he has quite the rock star/indie look about him now. And that reminded me of very adversarial situations, giving me uncomfortable images I carried all day. This look and style is precisely the look of the type of people who when I'm walking in the street are the most aggressive walkers. The ones most likely to walk into me (deliberately that is, rather than making any effort to go round me or make room) and then utter verbal abuse because I got in the way (when I make every effort not to be). In fact the interview struck a chord that the more they look like Young, the more likely such incidents are. It's almost as if people with this style seem to be some sort of aggressor group. It isn't neds who try to pull that sort of stuff with me on the street, that's for sure.

I have to be as realistic and pragmatic as possible though. I must be quick to point out that all this is like the ultimate clash of personalities. Young, and people like him, are the exact polar opposite of people like me in looks and personality. Certainly the Daybreak presenters had an enjoyable time in the interview with Young and they all mingled well; as we all know, the rock star style is something that's very appreciated indeed and considered very sexy (again, polar opposite of me.......). If someone like me was being interviewed about, say, disability there'd be a quite different ambience. There'd be a more sympathetic ambience. I was also reminded of how so many students have this sort of indie/rock look and style. This reminded me in an unpleasant way of my student days and run ins especially with middle/upper class or ex-public school students. Now I've never been one to think of people in terms of what class they might be. But it's a two way thing and it makes me wonder if there's any possibility that Young's arrogance partly comes from class awareness - Young at least was educated at private schools. And I can easily envision people like Young looking down on me as some sort of lower class scum, like some students I knew at university.

I don't like violence but wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if there were people wanting to punch Young in the face, for his level of smugness and arrogance.

I apologise to anyone who reads this who cultivates the rock star or indie look. Being such an opposite in personalities to such people, it's only usually in an adversarial or confrontational way that I've known them. I just needed a chance to get all this off my chest.

I tend to avoid popular/celebrity culture as much as possible as it raises my blood pressure. It isn't just the so-called celebrities, its the whole mass media empire that is overrun by rich, smug arrogant types who give us dumbed-down entertainment and nasty reality shows because they think that is all we are capable of understanding. It also helps to keep us in a suggestible hypnotized state where we can easily be manipulated to buy stuff we don't need and support the system that enslaves us.

Sorry rant over!

i dont mind celebrities who have actually REALLY done something but, especially i britain, the media in flooded with massive non-celebrities. honestly, all it takes now is to be a chav with expensive taste and you become a celebretard.

I didn't catch that interview BUT I did see Will Young guest present Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

I thought exactly the same Keeno, he has changed. To me he came across as smug and arrogant, I was never really a fan of his but I saw a different side to him I don't like.

I don't now who he is but you got my curiosity enough to look him up and well...he does look a bit smug.

You know I was always taught never to judge by its cover but sometimes a book fits exactly its cover. Guys who dress like thugs with their jeans hanging low and acting smug by smug I mean with the stoic look and ridiculous talk...I apologize if anyone fits this category but I never have had good encounters with guys like this and my half brother was attacked by a gang of them. I will never understand women who go for that. I knew a guy who somewhat resembles Will Young in ways. A lot of girls I knew liked him including my middle sister who has a history of being in abusive relationships. I couldn't stand him. He'd be all polite especially toward my family but had this attitude that he was above every one else. Needless to say he has gone up the latter in terms of jobs and women. I don't know if it's sociopathic behavior so much as people who feel they have to be selfish to get ahead...and I mean selfish in kind of a bad way. I definitely know the feeling of being around someone who reminds you of a certain person or group of people who make you feel uncomfortable. I feel that way about girls who are dressed to the hilt and have a nasty attitude. You know the ones who roll their eyes and talk behind your back. Maybe there's something to be said about image corresponding to personality...who knows.

He's just getting older and more confidant now. I would prefer him as you describe him rather than the impish cuddly toy he was on pop idol.