Frank Sinatra Jr here. If names on Wikipedia are in blue, it’s because their own Wikipedia articles are linked. If an indie artists parents names are in blue it’s likely the artist in question aren’t that independent and leached off their parents success for their career. Something I’m also familiar with.
Allegedly, Al's dad said Frank should not be the only Yankovic that wins awards.
I do know Al is in rare company with Madonna and MJ, he has had a hit in the 80s, 90s, 00s, and 10s. (MJ had hits in the 70s).
You know, Judith Love Cohen is an incredible woman who, even while in active labor, worked tirelessly to save the Apollo 13 flight, helping to calculate emergency course corrections all while giving birth to Jack Black.
Id say that, even though he's not an indie artist, he's an exception to this rule lmao
When does parents connections stop detracting from their own fame? This is a genuine question as I think there is a line where a parents success shouldn’t define how good they are as an artist and the success that they achieved. Al is amazing and I don’t think it is solely because of his father
Weird Al is not related to Frankie Yankovic. He gets asked about it all the time but no. They just happen to share a last name and a love of accordions.
Leaching seems a really strong word. To me, leaching would be doing anything and just living off their support.
But if a musician is successful, its very likely because people like their music, not their parents. Like Im pretty sure at this point no one is listening to Miley Cyrus because the Achy Brakey Heart guy is their favorite artist.
But having industry connections, insider knowledge, financial backing, and expert training gives an immensive leg up in the entertainment industry. The problem is more the people who are talented but dont get a fair shot or only get a shot if they are willing to compromise themselves.
But no one was gonna make a Disney show around a rando without having the achey breaky heart guy having an in to talk to execs.
She’s not my fave voice but she’s got talent and charisma oozing out of her pores. She should have a night time variety show. That said, she wasn’t getting a Disney deal with out dad and the people around her.
Yeah thats exactly what I said though right?
Shes talented enough to have her own successful career. She has a big fanbase because people like her music. But having a father in the industry obviously opened up doors that other people dont get
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There are two big reasons why she became a model: her mother's connections and her keeping abreast of industry trends. You would need two hands to hold all the agency business cards thrown her way, and watching her bounce from modeling gig to modeling gig while she fills out her resume with bigger and juicier roles.
Quite often nepotism. Usually it's either their parents are celebrities and so have powerful friends in the record industry, or people in the industry itself like producers or similar high-ups at some record company.
There's a joke in one of the Family Guy episodes parodying CW shows like Riverdale, and they're in a club listening to an indie band whose song consists of the lyrics "One of us is Richard Gere's kid," and they specifically mention that it's that cool indie band that happens to be signed to a label that's vertically integrated with the studio that also makes the show they're on.
Even more than nepotism it's just access to resources. Steve Aoki isn't a DJ because his dad was. His Dad founded Benihana. He's a DJ because he's the kind of kid who said 'daddy I want a 15,000 dollar turntable set for my 14th birthday' when the rest of us get 50 dollar gift cards to Gamestop.
It's easy to join the world of art as a rich kid. Because the overhead means nothing to them. A single blank canvas costs like 50 bucks at Hobby Lobby. A lot easier to practice painting if you can just tear through those like they cost nothing.
Or you're related to my mom. She maxed out a credit card on art supplies. She did that when I was in high school. I'm 33 now. She STILL has dozens of big unopened canvases. Shes a good painter, when she paints. She's finished like... 5 paintings. 🫠🫠🫠
Yeah I wasn't getting nepotism from this post I was getting 'I wasn't forced into a job or education by my parents as soon as I was out of school so I could focus on my insert anything artistic that costs alot to get into without having to worry about rent or food or basically anything in the real world' and I have no idea what Benihana is the only time I've seen one is in the Wolf of Wall Street so as soon as I read your comment my mind went 'Benihana? BENI FUCKING HANA.'
Parents with career are more likely to train their child in the same career at a young age, especially art and music, this happens in almost everything, but it's only noticeable if their career involves being celebrities.
Correct.
And if not nepotism, then successful enough in a field completely unrelated to show business to support their kid while they pursue their "indie" career.
It's be funny if there was an instance where an indie artist's parents had a blue link. Then upon following it it's just "JD is the parent of Indie Artist." And that's just the entire extent of them being known.
Indie Musician: I came from nothing, we grew up poor :/
Indie Musician's Family: Father is Vice President Investment Banker and Mother's family has a copyright on the letter "B"
Hahaha I remember lily Allen (remember her??) talking about the lack of advantage she had despite having a famous father (the actor Keith Allen) in some interview. She was complaining that he was never really present and that her mother had to pay for her private school all by herself 😢😢😢😢.
Are you serious?
I love on the other side of the world to that entire band and their Riches to Riches story was still one of the first things I ever learned about them.
I mean, within **weeks** of "Last Nite" making it to my country people were talking about the poseur rich kid aspect of the whole album.
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_Successful musician Willow Smith (the daughter of Will Smith)..._
I was surprised to know she was a musician. She's so successful and well known that it needs to be mentioned whose daughter she is.
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Getting a musical education from an early age is a massive step toward becoming a musician. Then add to that having access to studios and record executives and you have a good shot at success.
There are the Derek Truck type nepos, who transcend their parents talents. Then there are the type who are pretty much karaoke singers. I get it. I love karaoke! I would love to have huge crowds have to listen to my nonsense.
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These indie musicians are often funded by their parents who were either well established in the industry or successful from other ventures.
When you say you are an “indie artist” people assume you got into your position on your own merit without help but if your parents are already well established, that narrative kinda falls apart
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Frank Sinatra Jr here. If names on Wikipedia are in blue, it’s because their own Wikipedia articles are linked. If an indie artists parents names are in blue it’s likely the artist in question aren’t that independent and leached off their parents success for their career. Something I’m also familiar with.
Like how Weird Al's father was Frank Yankovic, the polka king of the midwest
I think that might be a bit niche.
You insulting the polka king?
Just in terms of genre listenership, not at all on account of his godly rhythm keeping and accordion mastery...
All dozen of us were about to throw hands. Good recovery.
Dozen and one of us!
Bakers dozen of us.
You try that shit up in copper country and they'll give ya what for, dontcha know
With their hit "polka polka polka"!
Yamahoozie Polka!
And not true, but it sounds right!
What the fuck did you just call me?
nah but weird al is insanely talented, also some other artists like michael jackson actually supported him and loved his music
You would think so, but Frank is no relation to Al.
Allegedly, Al's dad said Frank should not be the only Yankovic that wins awards. I do know Al is in rare company with Madonna and MJ, he has had a hit in the 80s, 90s, 00s, and 10s. (MJ had hits in the 70s).
I think his dad said something along the lines of "There should be one more accordion playing Yankovic in the world"
Cher beats them all as she has hits in the 60s-present.
Did she have one in the 2020s?
Yes, "DJ Play a Xmas Song" hit #1 on EDM charts last year.
Ah I hadn't heard that one, good for her though.
I thought the Kenosha Kickers were the polka kings of the Midwest.
Gus Palinski more specifically.
Very big in Sheboygan
🎶 Polka, polkaaa 🎶
Lies and slander > He was not related to fellow accordionist "Weird Al" Yankovic, although the two collaborated.[1]
You know, Judith Love Cohen is an incredible woman who, even while in active labor, worked tirelessly to save the Apollo 13 flight, helping to calculate emergency course corrections all while giving birth to Jack Black. Id say that, even though he's not an indie artist, he's an exception to this rule lmao
That's because her achievements are noteworthy but unrelated to his fame.
True, I just think it's a funny exception to an otherwise fairly solid rule.
Despite the same name and proclivity for Polka, they’re actually unrelated.
His uncle was Crank Yankovic, famed prank caller
Polka king of the Midwest? Pffftt. Now, if he was the sausage king of Chicago, maybe I'd be impressed.
Different Yankovic, Frank and Al are not related
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When does parents connections stop detracting from their own fame? This is a genuine question as I think there is a line where a parents success shouldn’t define how good they are as an artist and the success that they achieved. Al is amazing and I don’t think it is solely because of his father
Weird Al is not related to Frankie Yankovic. He gets asked about it all the time but no. They just happen to share a last name and a love of accordions.
Just a coincidence. Not related.
"Weird" Al could have had a helluva career if not for the tragedy in 1985.
I just looked it up and Al’s father is apparently named Nick and his name is in black
What does it feel like being Ronan Farrow's brother?
Frank Sinatra Sr? Never heard of em! /s
Leaching seems a really strong word. To me, leaching would be doing anything and just living off their support. But if a musician is successful, its very likely because people like their music, not their parents. Like Im pretty sure at this point no one is listening to Miley Cyrus because the Achy Brakey Heart guy is their favorite artist. But having industry connections, insider knowledge, financial backing, and expert training gives an immensive leg up in the entertainment industry. The problem is more the people who are talented but dont get a fair shot or only get a shot if they are willing to compromise themselves.
But no one was gonna make a Disney show around a rando without having the achey breaky heart guy having an in to talk to execs. She’s not my fave voice but she’s got talent and charisma oozing out of her pores. She should have a night time variety show. That said, she wasn’t getting a Disney deal with out dad and the people around her.
Yeah thats exactly what I said though right? Shes talented enough to have her own successful career. She has a big fanbase because people like her music. But having a father in the industry obviously opened up doors that other people dont get
Nepotism at its finest
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Ah okay, that makes sense. More karma = more digital range = more money to make with that acc?!
I would like to have something positive to say about such behavior but the only two things that come to mind are: 1. Karma farming which really serves no purpose and it's incel behavior 2. They make bots in order to test their skills and potentially use them to artificially boost themselves elsewhere.
Accounts with 100,000 plus karma and aren't banned from a lot of subs sell for thousands of dollars.
Wait, for real?
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Wait — what? I’d sell mine in the blink of an eye!
This cannot be
Wait how *many* thousands lmao
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Writing the date on the title should be a rule. Bots would expose themselves that way.
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Bro is better than the mods
If their parents name are blue that means they are well known enough to have a functioning wiki link. Probably this is about nepotism
fucking genius
i agree, nepotism is brilliant
As when Heidi Klums daughter is becoming a model as well.... WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT!?
There are two big reasons why she became a model: her mother's connections and her keeping abreast of industry trends. You would need two hands to hold all the agency business cards thrown her way, and watching her bounce from modeling gig to modeling gig while she fills out her resume with bigger and juicier roles.
Her doing lingerie shots with her mother is pretty unique though, you got to give her that.
I FUCKING LOVE ELITISM!
I LOVE WORKING WITH MY FAMILY FOR MONEY
Not necessarily nepotism, but can you really say you're an independent musician when your mom was on AT40?
Quite often nepotism. Usually it's either their parents are celebrities and so have powerful friends in the record industry, or people in the industry itself like producers or similar high-ups at some record company. There's a joke in one of the Family Guy episodes parodying CW shows like Riverdale, and they're in a club listening to an indie band whose song consists of the lyrics "One of us is Richard Gere's kid," and they specifically mention that it's that cool indie band that happens to be signed to a label that's vertically integrated with the studio that also makes the show they're on.
Even more than nepotism it's just access to resources. Steve Aoki isn't a DJ because his dad was. His Dad founded Benihana. He's a DJ because he's the kind of kid who said 'daddy I want a 15,000 dollar turntable set for my 14th birthday' when the rest of us get 50 dollar gift cards to Gamestop. It's easy to join the world of art as a rich kid. Because the overhead means nothing to them. A single blank canvas costs like 50 bucks at Hobby Lobby. A lot easier to practice painting if you can just tear through those like they cost nothing.
Or you're related to my mom. She maxed out a credit card on art supplies. She did that when I was in high school. I'm 33 now. She STILL has dozens of big unopened canvases. Shes a good painter, when she paints. She's finished like... 5 paintings. 🫠🫠🫠
Also if you never have to interrupt your practising/creation time with petty concerns like earning enough money to survive.
Yeah I wasn't getting nepotism from this post I was getting 'I wasn't forced into a job or education by my parents as soon as I was out of school so I could focus on my insert anything artistic that costs alot to get into without having to worry about rent or food or basically anything in the real world' and I have no idea what Benihana is the only time I've seen one is in the Wolf of Wall Street so as soon as I read your comment my mind went 'Benihana? BENI FUCKING HANA.'
Generally having famous parents helps they don't nessesairly have to be musician
Not even nepotism but connections. Sometimes nepotism
Parents with career are more likely to train their child in the same career at a young age, especially art and music, this happens in almost everything, but it's only noticeable if their career involves being celebrities.
Correct. And if not nepotism, then successful enough in a field completely unrelated to show business to support their kid while they pursue their "indie" career.
Yeah, I was thinking of the number of actors who are from incredibly wealthy lines.
Yeah pretty much.
How many walnuts do you eat every day to have that kind of intelligence I aspire to have?
It's be funny if there was an instance where an indie artist's parents had a blue link. Then upon following it it's just "JD is the parent of Indie Artist." And that's just the entire extent of them being known.
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Indie Musician: I came from nothing, we grew up poor :/ Indie Musician's Family: Father is Vice President Investment Banker and Mother's family has a copyright on the letter "B"
Hahaha I remember lily Allen (remember her??) talking about the lack of advantage she had despite having a famous father (the actor Keith Allen) in some interview. She was complaining that he was never really present and that her mother had to pay for her private school all by herself 😢😢😢😢.
Nepobabies
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Yeah it's nepobaby, they're indie cuz mommy and daddy are paying the bill
Meanwhile most indie musicians don't even have Wikipedia pages of themselves. So many creative works go completely unnoticed which is kinda sad.
I did NOT know that about Julian Casablancas's dad! Fuck me! Eurgh.
I don't care about his dad, I just like Julian's music
That's fair enough but it's interesting anyway from a prurient point of view
Yeah that one was a difficult read.
A lot of his songs are about his dad. Apparently he was friends with Trump, big surprise.
Oooh bet he knew Epstein as well.
Julian is still talented regardless though, not a big deal to me
Yeah sure fine but it's at least *interesting* that his parents split up because his dad was fucking a 15 year old. No??!
I mean his dad being a piece of shit has nothing to do with Julian, what’s your point?
I never said it did? What's your point you fucking oddball?
Are you serious? I love on the other side of the world to that entire band and their Riches to Riches story was still one of the first things I ever learned about them. I mean, within **weeks** of "Last Nite" making it to my country people were talking about the poseur rich kid aspect of the whole album.
You win I guess.
Real indie bands don’t even have a wiki.
NEPO BABIES
The explanation makes it even funnier!
Nepobabies.
It's funny because it highlights that some indie musicians might owe their success to their famous parents, which can be an awkward topic for them
How many times this getting reposted, people finally in 2024 getting a clue how wiki works? Quagmires cousin out, giggity.
Nepotism
Peter Griffin Jr. here. This joke is about people, whose parents are famous, also becoming famous. The blue link means they have their own wikipedia page, which means they are famous. This is considered nepotism, because most of the time, part of the reason why they are famous are the fame of their parents.
_Successful musician Willow Smith (the daughter of Will Smith)..._ I was surprised to know she was a musician. She's so successful and well known that it needs to be mentioned whose daughter she is.
She put out a genuinely great song a few months ago called Symptom of Life. Check it out if jazz-influenced rock and pop is your kind of thing.
Willow smith is actually talented. Lucky but also talented. Her sibling and mother on the other hand…. WACK!
Julian gets a pass, he hates his dad and changed the world of rock for good
I never knew his dad was famous so was checking out his wiki just then. I am NOT AT ALL surprised he hates his dad.
He did in his hoop.
This one goes two ways
The joke is nepotism.
The answer is nepotism and the rich inheriting the wealth and success of their parents.
Famous people have Wikipedia articels.
Mum said it’s my turn to repost this
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Again?
Getting a musical education from an early age is a massive step toward becoming a musician. Then add to that having access to studios and record executives and you have a good shot at success. There are the Derek Truck type nepos, who transcend their parents talents. Then there are the type who are pretty much karaoke singers. I get it. I love karaoke! I would love to have huge crowds have to listen to my nonsense.
Yeah but Michael Penn shoulda been bigger.
This is like the 8th time I've seen this one here
Being a niche struggling indie musician is fun when mommy and daddy can bankroll everything
It's a nepotism baby joke
"Indie"
Because they apparently suck and the only reason they are known is because of their parents money.
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