晨读英语美文 Pop Stars

Pop Stars

[00:07.94]Since the 1950s, most of the stars of pop music

[00:11.76]have come from Britain and America.

[00:13.74]However, in the last ten years,

[00:16.35]when many different kinds of music

[00:18.11]have established themselves on the pop scene,

[00:20.50]more and more stars have come from other countries.

[00:23.26]Pop music changes all the time

[00:25.98]and new stars appear and become famous.

[00:28.50]Many of today's stars started out in the 1960s

[00:32.54]and have changed their music to suit the time.

[00:35.08]Although most stars take many years to become famous,

[00:39.33]their fame does not usually last long.

[00:41.50]For a musician to stay popular

[00:44.47]and still produce good,

[00:45.99]original music over a long period of time,

[00:48.52]is a sign of true star.

[00:50.25]Most stars start their careers in a simple way 

[00:53.99]playing in unknown nightclubs or dance halls

[00:57.59]where people want to dance to the music,

[00:59.57]not listen to it.

[01:00.53]They may have continued doing this for many years

[01:04.05]until they get a break 

[01:05.58]a chance to perform in a well-known place

[01:07.76]or get a recording contract.

[01:09.19]To become a star is the aim of every singer or musician

[01:12.35]and the dream of many a pop-crazy teenager.

[01:15.87]However a group or star makes it to the top,

[01:19.90]they can be sure that their lives

[01:21.53]will change once they are successful.

[01:23.51]Ordinary teenagers living at home with their parents

[01:27.00]may suddenly find themselves rich enough

[01:29.09]to buy their own houses.

[01:29.98]An established superstar may be able to buy several.

[01:33.69]Despite the large amounts of money that are earned,

[01:36.96]life at the top is not easy for many stars.

[01:39.15]The pop scene is hard work and many stars

[01:42.10]need to spend a lot of time away from home.

[01:44.19]For a lot of them,

[01:45.51]this means they have no home life

[01:47.45]and their personal relationships suffer.

[01:49.22]In spite of great public success,

[01:51.31]life at the top can be very lonely.