“The Price of Fame”
for Everlasting Sounds Magazine: How Record Labels Cause The Downfall of Their Own Artists

“The Price of Fame” is an editorial paper written for Everlasting Sounds Magazine. The editorial deals with how record labels abuse their artists, which affects them both physically and mentally. For almost my whole life I’ve wanted to be a musician. It was a dream of mine to be on a stage and perform in front of a huge crowd. However, after reading and hearing countless stories from my favorite musicians of the hardships that are placed upon them, and the effects that it caused, my dream was ultimately tainted. This editorial dives into some of the most memorable examples of these fates that I’ve encountered.

The typeface used is Gill Sans. This typeface was chosen, as it is prominently featured on the cover of Manic Street Preacher’s third album “The Holy Bible.” This album is known as Richey Edwards’ ‘magnum opus.” Edwards was one half of the Manic’s lyricists, which is a task he shared with Nicky Wire, the bassist of the Manics. With The Holy Bible, the usual 50/50 split of lyrics written by Edwards and Wire was spilt into 75/25, with Edwards writing the majority. Edwards went missing shortly after The Holy Bible’s release and is now presumed dead. The editorial shed’s more light on his tragic story.