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    Table of Contents

    ThanksRegina(variousartists) .5

    YourMothersaWHORE!!!!(NickiMinaj)12

    RestInPeace(LennyKravitz)...16

    LimpBizkitTrendingWORLDWIDE!(LimpBizkit).....22

    MyWeesAreNeak (variousartists)..25

    IdTapThat(variousartists)....31

    TransparentHypocrisy(variousartists).....39

    WEWORKHARD(JustinBieber)42

    LoveYouScary(MileyRayCyrus).45

    TheFriendliestFlower(KatyPerry)....48

    SmilingToARacistMan(50Cent)..52

    TheImportanceofWorldWaterDay(MandyMoore)......................55

    P.S. ImFINE(TaylorSwift).................61

    RoachHotelCalifornia(WeirdAlYankovic)....64

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    Thanks Regina

    Popularsingers,rockmusicians,andrappershaveabuiltinpulpit. Theycanconveywhatevermessage

    theywantintheirmusicandtheirlegionsoffansareacaptiveaudience.

    EvenwiththatamazingluxurysomepopandrockstarshavetakentoTwittertocommunicatewhatthey

    cantin

    their

    music.

    WhattheyhavetosayonTwitterisnotalwaysexciting

    orinteresting

    orevencoherent

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    Buttheyarewordstypedby(oronthebehalfof)celebritiesandtheyrepublishedontheinternet. That

    meanstheyarethemostimportantthingssincethedawnoftime!

    YoumaynotknowthisbuttherearemorepeopleonTwitterthantherearegrainsofsandonEarthand

    moreTweetsthanthereareatomsintheknownuniverse.

    Alright.Alright.

    Ill

    stop

    with

    the

    hyperbole

    and

    fictional

    statistics.

    Instead,

    let

    me

    just

    say

    there

    are

    a

    lotofpeoplewithTwitteraccounts.

    Eventhoughthesocialnetworkingsiteislessthanadecadeold,itsalreadybecomeanintegralpartof

    ourculture. Atleastasintegralasdeath,taxes,andtherealizationthatSlashisneverreturningtoGuns

    NRoses.

    MostoftheTweetsemanatingfromfamoussingers,greatmusicians,andeliteMCshavetodowiththe

    reasonsocialnetworkingsiteswereinventedinthefirstplace,tosellthings.

    Afterpitchingalbums,concerttickets,andotherproducts,musicsuperstarsuseTwitterforavarietyof

    reasons.

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    Someuse

    it

    to

    give

    insight

    to

    their

    fans

    Othersuseittocomplainabouttherigorsoffame

    bragabouttheirTwitteraccounts

    discussmusic

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    orespouse

    political

    views

    ThankstoTwitterwereabletoreadwhatsracingthroughafamousmusiciansmind

    orlackthereof

    Whatrulesmusttheserockandpopstarsfollow? Theresonlyone. Tweetsmustbe140charactersor

    less. Thisrestrictionupsetssomedivas

    butmostpersevereandusemultiplepoststotelltheirstory

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    Althoughnotdesignedfortwowaychatting,Twitterdoesallowartists,evenfromdiversemusical

    backgrounds,tocommunicatewithoneanother

    Besidesbeing140charactersorless,andemanatingfromthemindsofpopularmusicians,alltheTweets

    inthisbookhaveoneotherthingincommon. Theyareallculledfromverifiedsources. Iftheaccount

    didnthavethisbluecheck

    itwasntusedinthisbook.

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    Whenat

    all

    possible

    Itried

    to

    use

    Tweets

    in

    context.

    For

    example,

    heres

    aTweet

    taken

    out

    of

    context

    IfyoudidntknowanybetteryoumightthinkCarlyRaehadaterrificnightwithagirlnamedRegina.

    Whilethatsoundslikeagrandidea,ReginaisactuallyatowninCanadaandthesingerisreferringtoher

    concert.

    Personally,IdratherlistentomusicthanreadTweets. Inmyopinion,Twitterhastoquadrupleits

    importancejusttobetrivial.

    Evenwiththatbeingsaid,themicrobloggingsitehasvalue. Youcanuseittofollowyourfavorite

    musiciansfornewsandbehindthescenesinformation. Oryoucanuseittotellthemhowmuchyou

    liketheirmusic. Ifyoureluckytheymightevenrespond.

    IwouldntexpectanyTwitteraccounttoalteryouropinionofaparticularartist. Chancesareverygood

    thatTwitterwillonlyreinforceyourcurrentbeliefswithoneortwopossibleexceptions.

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    Thisbook

    isnt

    an

    in

    depth

    study

    of

    Tweets

    by

    pop

    and

    rock

    stars.

    Nor

    is

    it

    aguide

    about

    which

    recordingartistsyoushouldandshouldnotfollow.

    Thisbookisnothingmorethanaquicksurveyofthebestandworst(mostlytheworst)ofwhatTwitter

    hastoofferwhenitcomestoworldstopmusicians.

    IdoubtanyTwitteraccountwillchangeyourlife,oryourtasteinmusic,butmostwillmakeyoulaugh.

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    Your Mothers a WHORE!!!!

    Singersdont

    need

    help

    putting

    their

    feet

    into

    their

    mouths.

    Theyve

    been

    doing

    that

    long

    before

    the

    adventofTwitterandwillcontinuetodosolongafterthemicrcobloggingsitegoesaway(ifthatever

    happens).

    OneofTwittersredeemingqualitiesishowitprovidesa140characterby140characteraccountofan

    artistsrapiddescentintoselfdestruction.

    InAugustof2012,rapperNickiMinajtooktoTwitterandlaunchedatiradethatwouldmakea

    longshoremenblush.

    Duetoaseverelystrainedvoice,MinajwasforcedtocancelatourofEurope. Sufficetosay,thebad

    newswasnotwellreceived

    TheTrinidadianbornrapperdidntstopthere

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    Hereswhyshessoupset: MinajperformedtwiceonAug.14,onceinthemorningonNBCsTheToday

    ShowandlaterthatnightattheRoselandBallroom.

    TheperformancesoverworkedMinajsalreadybruisedvocalcordspromptinghertocancelseveral

    datesintheUnitedKingdomincludinganappearanceattheVFestival.

    Somecriticssuggestedthatsheshouldhavekepthercommitments,gonetoEurope,andlipsynced.

    Ifindthesentimentthatsheshouldhavemimedherliveperformancesdisturbing. Therewasatime

    inpopularmusicwhengettingcaughtlipsyncingwasabouttheworstthingasingercoulddo.

    Nowadays,itsbecomingalegitimateperformancemechanism. Thatsverysad.

    Bytheway,BarbziswhatMinajcallsherfans.

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    C o p y r i g h t 2 0 1 2 C l i c k i t T i c k e t . c o m P a g e 1 4

    Toaddinsulttoinjury,TheHollywoodReporter(THR)putherTwitterrantinastory:NickiMinaj

    Berates,Curses

    Fans

    After

    U.K.

    Concerts

    Cancellation.

    Asyouwouldexpect,theBarbzquicklycametoMinajsrescueandexplainedthattheactualtargetof

    herhypertextharanguewasthepress

    MinajspenttherestofthedayreTweetingmessagesofsupportandderidingTheHollywoodReporter

    ItsprobablyworthmentioningthatMinajisthemostfollowedrapperintheworldandoneofthemost

    popularmusiciansinsocialmedia. SothoseclassyTweetsweretheoreticallyreadbymorethan14

    millionpeople.

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    Canyou

    imagine

    going

    to

    Minajs

    Twitter

    account

    for

    the

    first

    time

    and

    reading

    this

    TheissuehereisntwhetherornotMinajmadethewrongdecisionorevenifTheHollywoodReporter

    lied. TheissueisMinajcanttakealittlecriticism. Iknowahealthissuewasinvolved,andthatsa

    privatematter,butthecriticismMinajreceiveddidnotwarranttheoutragespewedbyherandThe

    Barbz.

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    C o p y r i g h t 2 0 1 2 C l i c k i t T i c k e t . c o m P a g e 1 6

    Rest In Peace

    LennyKravitz

    released

    his

    first

    album,

    Let

    Love

    Rule,

    in

    1989.

    Since

    that

    time,

    the

    singer,

    songwriter,

    andmultiinstrumentalisthasreleasedonegreatrockalbumafteranother.

    Withoutadoubt,thesonofactressRoxieRokerandparttimeJazzpromoterSyKravitz,hasleftalasting

    impressiononpopularmusic. AquicklookatKravitzsTwitteraccountandyoucansaythesamething

    abouthisimpactonsocialmedia.

    Kravitzisagoodfollow. HeTweetsregularlyandoftenattachesphotos. Hesaveryinterestingfellow

    whosnotafraidtodropanameortwo

    Bythe

    way,

    Kravitz

    and

    Slash

    attended

    Beverly

    Hills

    High

    School

    together.

    WhatreallystandsoutaboutKravitzsTwitteraccountarentthetrialsandtribulationsofhiscareerbut

    hispenchanttobeaharbingerofdoom.

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    Forsome

    reason,

    Kravitz

    never

    lets

    acelebrity

    death

    go

    by.

    ShermanHemsleydiedJuly24,2012fromcancer. TheactorisbestknownforplayingGeorge

    JeffersonontheCBSsitcomTheJeffersons. Kravitzsmother,theaforementionedRoxieRoker,also

    starredinthatshow. SheplayedHelenWillis.

    RobinGibbpassedawayonMay20,2012. HecofoundedtheBeeGeeswithhisbrothersMauriceand

    Barry. Hesuccumbedtoliverandkidneyfailure.

    SinginglegendDonnaSummerlostherbattlewithlungcanceronMay17,2012. Summeriswidely

    consideredtheQueenofDisco.

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    C o p y r i g h t 2 0 1 2 C l i c k i t T i c k e t . c o m P a g e 1 8

    MCAisthenomdeplumeofrapperandBeastieBoysfounderAdamYauch. HepassedawayonMay4,

    2012attheageof47fromsalivaryglandcancer.

    DonCorneliuscreatedthetelevisionshowSoulTrainandhosteditformorethan20years. He

    committedsuicideonFeb.1,2012. Kravitzappearedonthemusic/danceprograminNovemberof

    1991.

    RapperHeavyD,whoserealnamewasDwightArringtonMyers,diedNov.9,2011fromapulmonary

    embolism.

    NickAshfordwasonehalfofthehusbandandwifesinging/songwritingteamAshford&Simpson. He

    diedonAug.22,2011fromcomplicationsfromthroatcancer.

    Thesinger,dancer,actress,andcivilrightsactivistdiedMay9,2010ofheartfailure. ThelegendaryLena

    Hornewas92.

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    C o p y r i g h t 2 0 1 2 C l i c k i t T i c k e t . c o m P a g e 1 9

    MichaelJacksonpassedawayJune25,2009. TheKingofPopwas50yearsoldwhenhewaskilledbya

    deadlycombinationofdrugs.

    Kravitzdoesntkeephisobituariesconfinedtomusicians.

    BoxerJoeFrazierwastheformerundisputedWorldHeavyweightChampion. KnownasSmokinJoe,

    FrazierdiedNov.7,2011fromlivercancer.

    PurvisYoungwasanartistwhopaintedandcreatedcollageswithfoundobjects. HediedonApril20,

    2010fromcardiacarrestandpulmonaryedema.

    Asyoucansee,naturaldisastersarealsoonKravitzsradar...

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    Japanexperiencedanearthquake70milesoffitscoastonMarch11,2011. Itwasoneofthepowerful

    earthquakeseverrecorded.

    Kravitzdoesntlimithimselftosuddenandseveretragedies. Hellalsotweetsabouttheongoingplights

    ofpeoplesallovertheworld.

    Thereisoneupsidetothesingerspenchantforcalamity. Hesableinformhisfollowersaboutthe

    healthoftheworldsmostimportantandsignificantperson

    Kravitzssensitivityandcompassionaredefinitelyinharmonywithhismusic. Still,wedratherseemore

    postslikethis

    ...orlikethis

    thanlikethis

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    Kravitzhas

    agreat

    Twitter

    account

    but

    sometimes

    it

    breaks

    your

    heart.

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    C o p y r i g h t 2 0 1 2 C l i c k i t T i c k e t . c o m P a g e 2 2

    Limp Bizkit Trending WORLDWIDE!

    Forwhatever

    reason,

    there

    are

    rock

    bands

    that

    despite

    having

    sold

    millions

    of

    albums

    over

    along

    period

    oftimehavepickedupawfulreputations. ThesesnakebittenactsincludeNickelback,StoneTemple

    Pilots,andLimpBizit.

    L.B.sfrontman,FredDurst,seemstobeokaywiththat.

    InAugustof2012,DursttoldaBritishmagazinethat[LimpBizkit]wereamomentintimeanditsover.

    SometookthattomeanLimpBizkithadbrokenup. Theywerefinished. Done. Kaput.

    TheBritishpublicationNewMusicalExpress,orNME,ranastorywiththeheadline:FredDurst:'Limp

    Bizkitisover'. Eventhoughthearticle,initsthirdparagraph,saysthebandisNOTbreakingup,people

    stillthoughttheBizithadpartedways.

    Durst,andfellowbandmemberWesBorland,immediatelyTweetedthatrumorsofLimpBizitsdemise

    weregreatlyexaggerated.

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    Meanwhile,TwitterexplodedwithLimpBizittalk. UnfortunatelyforDurstandcompany,mostofitwas

    negative. Nonetheless,hekeptastiffupperlip.

    Then,thebackwardsbaseballcapwearingfrontmanwentontheoffensive

    ButintheverynextTweethechangedhistune

    WhathappenedwasbetweenthosetwoTweetsDurstactuallyreadthearticle. Hethenrealizedthe

    rumorhadstartedbecausepeopleonlyreadtheheadlinenotbecauseofNMEsshoddyreporting.

    Fromthearticle:singerhassaidthatalthoughthebandarenotsplittingup,theirpopularityhas

    waned.

    Thefollowingday,Mr.Durstwasabletolaughaboutthewholething.

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    Themoralofthestoryisquiteclear. Beforeyoustartblastingsomeoneforstartingrumorsmakesure

    youreadtheentirearticle.

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    My Wees Are Neak

    Rockand

    Roll

    dates

    all

    the

    back

    to

    the

    1940s.

    It

    acquire

    its

    name

    in

    the

    1950s

    and

    then

    took

    the

    nation

    bystormafewyearslaterwhenpeoplestarteddancingtosongslikeRockAroundtheClockand

    Maybellene.

    Twitterwasinventedin2006.

    Aftergettingoutthesextant,abacus,andslideruler,IfiguredoutthatrockandrollpredatedTwitterby

    morethanhalfcentury.

    Waiting50plusyearsforamicrobloggingsitetobeestablished,classicrockersdefinitelyhadalottosay

    oncetheygottheirTwitteraccounts. TheyrevolutionizedsocialmedialiketheirsongsPurpleHaze,

    StairwayTo

    Heaven,

    and

    Wont

    Get

    Fooled

    Again

    revolutionized

    popular

    music.

    Ifonlythatweretrue.

    IftheTwitteraccountsofclassicrockers(andforthesakeofthischapterImusingthetermveryloosely)

    wereactuallysongstheywouldntbeRocktheCasbahandTheGreatGigIntheSkytheydbePut

    YourHeadonMyShoulderandYouLightUpMyLife.

    Tweetsbyclassicrockersgenerallyfallintooneoftwocategories:SnoozevilleandSleepytown.

    Worseyet,manyclassicrockersuseasessionTweeter.

    http://www.clickitticket.com/concerts/yes/Yes-Tickets.asphttp://www.clickitticket.com/concerts/bob-seger/bobsegertickets.asp
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    ItsnotfuntoreadsomethingthatwasobviouslywrittenbyaMagictheGatheringplayerworkingoutof

    hisparents

    basement.

    OneofthemostcommontypesofTweetsemployedbyclassicrockersisannouncingupcominggigsor

    appearances. Musiciansofallerasdothisbutnoonedoesitwiththebanalityofrockselder

    statesmen

    Classicrockersalsolovethegoodolddays. Whenyouvebeenaroundaslongassometheseguysand

    galsyouhavealotofstoriestotell.

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    ClassicrockersalsolovethereTweetespeciallyTomPetty. Mostofhispostsareheartbreakers

    CheapTrickdoesnothingputsharelinkstopictures. Thismakestheiraccountaboutasfunasa

    MidnightOilalbum

    EricClaptonmightbeGodbuthisTwitteraccountisadog(seewhatwedidthere). Allhedoesispost

    linkstoYouTubevideos. Worstyet,thelinksaretohisownvideosnottocutekittensoraskateboarder

    landingontheircrotch

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    C o p y r i g h t 2 0 1 2 C l i c k i t T i c k e t . c o m P a g e 2 8

    Afew

    baby

    boomers

    will

    go

    rogue

    and

    actually

    post

    whats

    on

    their

    mind

    but

    these

    freewheelin

    Tweets

    usuallyrangefromtheboring

    tothereallyboring

    totheboringest.

    Somesoundlikeacrotchetyoldman

    orasenileoldman

    oradirtyoldman

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    oranoldmanwhocantstoptalkingabouthismedicalproblems

    Somejustsoundlikedadtryingtobefunnyonalongfamilyroadtrip

    Thereareafewoldtimerswhohavebeenabletolearnnewticks. WepickedonRingoStarrearlierbut

    hisTwitteraccountisnthalfbad

    GeneSimmons

    can

    be

    pithy

    too.

    Not

    only

    that,

    but

    Ilike

    his

    taste

    in

    television

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    OneofmyfavoriteclassicrockersonTwitterisBillyIdol(ItoldyouIwasusingthetermclassicrock

    loosely). HecaughtmyattentionbecausehisTweetswerelikeahistorylesson. Notanindepth

    accountabouthisdayswithGenerationX,butanactualhistorylesson

    TheGratefulDeadsangwhatalong,strangetripitsbeen. Thatscertainlytrueofrockandrollbut

    deadwrongwhenitcomestotheirTwitteraccounts.

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    C o p y r i g h t 2 0 1 2 C l i c k i t T i c k e t . c o m P a g e 3 1

    Id Tap That

    March26,

    2012

    is

    aday

    that

    will

    live

    in

    infamy.

    ItwastheonedayMadonnaappearedonTwitter.

    TheMaterialGirljoinedthemicrobloggingsitetopromoteherlatestalbum,MDNA. Needlesstosay,it

    wasriveting

    (that

    sarcastic

    quip

    is

    directed

    at

    her

    Twitter

    account

    not

    her

    album).

    Whatwassupposedtobejustonedayactuallyturnedintoacoupleofweeks

    WhyMadonnaisntapermanentmemberoftheTwitterverseisanyonesguess. Perhapsthesocial

    networkingsitegoesagainstKabbalah.

    MadonnaisnotonTwitteranymorebutherheirapparent,LadyGaga,certainlyis. Gagawasthefirst

    memberofourspeciestoattract20millionfollowers. ShereachedthatmarkinMarchof2012.

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    Apparentlythough,

    more

    70

    percent

    of

    her

    followers

    are

    fakes.

    SayingmorethantwothirdsofsomeonesTwitterfollowersarefakeislikesayingtwothirdsofBigFoot

    sightingsareunreliable.

    DispersionswerecastuponMotherMonstersTwitteraccountbythesocialmediacompanyStatue

    People. TheyconductedastudythatrevealednearlythreeoutoffourLadyGagaTwitterfollowersare

    bogus.

    Evenifthatstrue,shestillhasahugeflockoffaithfulfans.

    Andthosefanslovetobuythings.

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    Ofcourse,allartistsuseTwittertopromotealbumsandsellconcerttickets. However,LadyGagaand

    herfellowdivasusetheservicetosellanotherproductthatsnotrelatedtotheirmusicalendeavors.

    AlotofdivasuseTwittertomovealotofperfume.

    Itsamazinghowmanydivashavetheirownfragrance.

    Ifsomeonecanfindawaytotransmitsmellovertheinternettheydmakeafortune.

    WhendivasarentchirpingabouttheirlatestfragrancestheyreTweetingaboutbeingpregnant

    ornotbeingpregnant

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    ..orbeing

    pregnant

    with

    alien

    spawn

    orhownottogetpregnant

    SpeakingofKe$ha,shehasquitetheinterestingTwitteraccount. Afterall,sheistomusicwhatTwitter

    istoliterature.

    IdhavetosaythatonTwitter,Ke$hasmostendearingqualityisherhonesty

    andherabilitytobevulnerable

    Andlikeallgoodmicrobloggersshehatestheundead

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    Aquickaside,Ke$hacallsherfansanimals. SheisNOTazooowner.

    Imentionthistosaveyouanembarrassingphonecalltothehumanesociety.

    Speakingofembarrassing,whatabouttheeventrevealedinthesethreeconsecutiveDemiLovato

    Tweets

    ImdyingtoknowifLovatoisawareofthePaulisDeadrumor. Ifshesnotmaybetheresanewrock

    androlljoketobehad. HeyDad,wasPaulMcCartneyrumoredtobedeadbeforeDemiLovatoalmost

    ranhimover?

    Iwouldhavekeptmybaddrivingtomyself. Iwouldhavealsokeptthis

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    andthis

    andthis

    tomyselftoo.

    Sometimesdivastrytobedeep

    orwellread

    ormedical

    orpolitical

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    Asyoucanseetheresultsvary. Bytheway,JewelisntevenclosetocorrectontheamountofU.S.debt

    ownedbyChina(itsactually$1.6trillion).

    Unfortunatelyforthedivas,oneoftheirownisresponsiblefortheworstTwitteraccountofalltime

    (andthatssayingsomething).

    .

    KimberlyColereleasedherfirstalbum,BadGirlsClub,in2010. Shehasmorethanamillionandhalf

    followersbutforsomereasonshepostsmoreTweetslikethis

    .thanlikethis

    Itslike

    the

    singer

    and

    her

    people

    looked

    at

    Lady

    Gagas

    Twitter

    account

    and

    said

    to

    themselves

    in

    order

    tobeaworldclasspopstaryouneedtensofmillionsoffollowers.

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    Sotoaccomplishthatgoal,ColehiredamarketingguruwhosuggestedsheturnherTwitteraccountinto

    LetsMakeADeal.

    Coleisobviouslyrunningeverycheapployinthebooktoattractfollowers. WeallknowTwitterisa

    marketingtool,butthosekindofTweetsshouldbesubtle,likethis

    notlikethis

    Kim,ifyouwanttensofmillionsoffollowersquitthegiveawaysandthewantafollow?stuffand

    releaseahalfwaydecentalbum.

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    Transparent Hypocrisy

    Thefollowing

    entries

    from

    popular

    musicians

    are

    some

    of

    the

    funniest

    standalone

    Tweets

    the

    internet

    haseverseen. MostoftheseneednointroductionbutsinceIgetpaidbythewordtheyregoingtoget

    oneanyway.

    WebeginwithColinMeloyofTheDecembristswhoremindsusthatcabinisafunnyword

    Sometimes,Tweetsarefunnybecauseofwhowrotethem

    CantyoujusthearJessicaSimpsonsayingIloveyouWillieNelsonattheGrandOleOpry,theCMA

    Awards,orhissentencinghearing?

    Ke$shajustcallsthemlikesheseesthem

    WherewouldachapteraboutfunnytweetsbewithoutthewitandwitticismoftheMarkTwainof

    bubblegumpop,oneMs.KatyPerry

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    Anothersourceofcomedyispoliicaltheory

    MyfriendsandIalwaysargueoverwhichisworsetransparenthypocrisyoropaquehypocrisy.

    ThankheavensIfinallyhavesomeoneonmysideofthedebate.

    Sometimesrockstarsbreakdownthedifferencesbetweenthesexes

    Whileotherssettherecordstraightonfashion

    EveryonceinawhileamusicianwillTweetsomethingthatsintentionallyamusing

    butmostofthetimetheyTweetsomethingthatsaccidentlyfunny. OnceagainwegotoMeloy

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    OfcoursewegetyouColinbecausePaulcouldntplayaninstrument,sing,writesongs,andhewasugly.

    Youretotallyright,PaulMcCartneywouldhavebeennothingwithoutJohnLennon. Hilarious.

    Ifyoureabigsuperstaryoucanhavepeoplewritejokesforyou. CheckoutthisjestfromtheBiebs

    Ha!Ha!Ha! LikethereareladiesinIdaho! Ah,JustinyourCanadiansenseofhumorkillsme.

    Humorousstoriesareanothergoodsourceofhumor. Thisismyfavorite

    OurlaststandaloneTweetisfunnyforseveralreasons,mostnotablyforitscolorfulspellingandthefact

    thatshewas19yearsoldwhenshewroteit

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    WE WORK HARD

    Twittershould

    be

    ano

    brainer

    for

    Justin

    Bieber.

    Having

    been

    born

    in

    1994,

    The

    Biebs

    is

    the

    perfect

    age

    forthemircobloggingsite. Infact,heprobablycantrememberatimewhentherewasntsocialmedia.

    YoudthinkhisentireTwitteraccountwouldreadlikeadiarybelongingtoyourtypicalhormonedriven

    teenagerwhohasmoremoneythanGod.

    WhiletheBiebshasafewtweetsthatseemtocomefromthemindofahornyadolescent,themajority

    ofhisaccountcouldhavebeenwrittenbyTonyRobbins.

    Amazingly,theteenheartthrobpostsoneplatitudefilledTweetafteranother

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    ImsureIspeakforeveryonewhenIwritethatthebestsourcesofinspirationarealwaysinsanely

    successfulsingerswhowerediscoveredonYouTubeattheageof14andwhoreleasedtheirfirstalbum

    attheageof15.

    Afterall,Bieberstruggledformonthsbeforehittingthebigtime. Hismeteoriticclimbupthestepladder

    ofsuccesshasdefinitelyprovidedhimwiththewisdomandpatiencetomentortheworld

    Whenhesnotencouragingotherstoreachtheirgoals,hestoutingthemeritsofhardwork. Thismakes

    perfectsensesinceteenagersareknownfortheirworkethic.

    IdontdoubtthatBieberworkshardandthathesearnedallofhissuccess. Hesverytalentedtoo. But

    thekidgotreallyluckyandIquestionifhestheidealcandidatetospewadviceonlifeandcareer.

    Thenagain,ifyourehisagemaybehisattitudeandambitionareinspirational.

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    Afterall,hisTwitteraccountisfarmorepertinentandmaturethanthosebelongingtohisfellow

    teenagers(andfellowpopstarsforthatmatter).

    IfullyadmitthatifTwitterhadbeenaroundwhenIwashisagemypostswouldnthavebeenoptimistic

    butsnide,snarky,andfullofwaytoomanyBaywatchrelatedhashtags.

    IdjustliketoseethekidpostmoreTweetslikethis

    thenlikethis

    Bottomline,IbelieveBiebershouldTweetlikeateenagerandnotlikea40yearoldlifecoach.

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    C o p y r i g h t 2 0 1 2 C l i c k i t T i c k e t . c o m P a g e 4 5

    Love You Scary

    Loveis

    one

    of

    the

    most

    frequently

    used

    words

    in

    popular

    music.

    From

    Puppy

    Love

    to

    Love

    Hurts

    theemotionhasbeentheinspirationforthousandsofsongs.

    Incommonspeech,loveisoftenusedasaverbtoexpressahighlevelofattraction. Forexample,I

    LOVEthedidgeridoo, ILOVEaccordionmusic,ILOVESeanCombsnewnickname.

    ItsonlylogicalthatthewordlovewouldfinditswayontoTwitter. Whilealotoffamoussingersused

    thewordintheirTweets,asbothaverbandanoun,nooneusesitmorethanMileyCyrus.

    Ihaventcountedthenumberoftimesshehasusedthewordlove

    oritsalternativespelling

    orthe

    heart

    symbol

    onTwitter,butsufficetosayitsalot.

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    Frommy

    extensive

    reading

    of

    hundreds

    of

    Twitter

    accounts

    Ican

    say

    with

    confidence

    that

    no

    one

    uses

    thewordlovemorethanMiley.

    Sheusesittodescribeeverything. Fromherfondnessformusicvideos

    tomanufacturedgirlgroups

    toherfavoritedayoftheweek.

    IthinkitssafetosayMileyRayCyruslovesthewordlove.

    WhyisMileysoinfatuatedwithlove?

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    Coulditbebecauseshefrequentlysingsaboutlove?

    Idontknow. ThatswhyImasking. Doesshesingalotaboutlove? Ihavenoidea. Likemostpeople

    oldenoughtorememberatimewhenMTVplayedmusicvideosIveneveractuallyheardaMileyCyrus

    song.

    Obviously,noteveryMileyTweetmentionsamore

    Butthe

    overwhelming

    majority

    of

    her

    posts

    do.

    WhatwedoknowforcertainisMileyloveslovebutshehateslike.

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    The Friendliest Flower

    IusedtothinkKatyPerrywasjustapopstarwithaslightfetishforBritishguys. ThenIstartedreading

    herTweets. IquicklyrealizedthattheIKissedAGirlsingerismuchmorethananentertainer. Shes

    alsoaphilosopher.

    Perrymaynotdisplayherkeenphilosophicalinsightsinthelyricsofhersongsbutshecertainlydoeson

    Twitter.

    In140charactersorless,Perryfrequentlyflexeshermentalmusclesandprovesshesoneofher

    generationsbest

    thinker

    peoples

    Perrynot

    only

    teaches

    with

    her

    cerebral

    opines,

    she

    makes

    you

    think...

    Imeanreallythink

    Perryseruditepredilectionsincludeworkinexistentialism

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    epistemology

    andromanticcomedies

    OnTwitter,Perrynotonlywaxesphilosophicallybutsheasksthedifficultquestions. Questionsthat

    have

    befuddled

    the

    brightest

    intellects

    andperplexedtheacumenoftodaysswiftestgeniuses

    KatyPerrys2010album,TeenageDream,producedfivenumberonesingles"CaliforniaGurls",

    "TeenageDream","Firework","E.T."and"LastFridayNight(T.G.I.F.). Theonlyotheralbumtoachieve

    thisfeatwasMichaelJacksonsBad. AsgreatasPerrysalbumis,itsstillnotasthoughtprovokingas

    or

    Ergo,wecansaybeyondashadowofadoubtthatKatherynElizabethHudsonismuchbetteratmind

    thinkingthantherestofus

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    Touch,KatyPerry. Touch.

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    C o p y r i g h t 2 0 1 2 C l i c k i t T i c k e t . c o m P a g e 5 1

    Smiling To A Racist Man

    50Cents

    twitter

    account

    could

    have

    gone

    one

    of

    two

    ways.

    Itcouldhavegoneverydark. Afterall,50Centsmotherdiedwhenhewasveryyoung. Heusedtosell

    drugs. AndhesbeeninfeudswithabunchofrappersincludingNas,RickRoss,andTheGame.

    Oritcouldhavegoneverypositive. Afterall,50CentescapedthetoughneighborhoodofSouthJamaica

    tobecomeasuccessfulrapper,actor,andbusinessman. Healsoskirteddeath. OnMay24,2000he

    wasshotninetimes,onceintheface,andlived. Abrushwithdeathcanchangeaman.

    Sowhatdirectionhas50CentsTwitteraccounttaken,thehatefulandangrypathortheupliftingand

    inspirationalroute?

    Itmayseemcounterintuitivetoallthehatersouttherebut50Cent,whooncereleasedasongtitledIllStillKill,hasthefeelgoodTwitteraccountoftheyear.

    OnTwitter,50Centisabonafidegangster. HestheGodfatherofamobcalled#SMILEGANG.

    50Cents#SMILEGANGmakestheJetsandSharksfromWestSideStorylookliketheBloodandCrips.

    Iwonderifitssmileinandsmileout?

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    Itscertainlyanicesentiment. Weneedmoresmilingintheworld.

    Manyofhisfollowershavejoinedhis#SMILEGANG. HereareafewTweetsfromhisacolytes

    Still,50Centisarapperandeveryonceinawhile,inbetween#SMILEGANGTweets,youllfind

    somethinglikethis

    Theotherinterestingaspectof50CentsTwitteraccountishisuseofmultipleTweetstotellastory

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    Heresanotheronethatsalittlehardertofollowbutthatsprobablyagoodthing

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    Regardlessofhowmuch,orhowlittle,youenjoy50CentsmusicfollowinghimonTwitterissureto

    makeyoursmile.

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    The Importance of World Water Day

    Formore

    than

    adecade,

    singer

    Mandy

    Moore

    has

    entertained

    millions

    of

    fans

    with

    songs

    like

    and

    andthentherestheslowone

    Okay,IcantnameasingleMandyMooresongoranyofhersixalbums. IfIhadtoguessIdsayoneis

    calledManyMooresincealmosteveryartisthasatleastoneselftitledrelease.

    Moores

    greatest

    musical

    achievement

    is

    marrying

    Ryan

    Adams.

    Hes

    one

    of

    his

    generations

    greatest

    talents.

    MooresgreatestsocialnetworkingachievementishavingtheworldsmostbombasticTwitteraccount.

    IntheTwitterverse,theAmericanpopsingercomesacrosslikeapretentioustwit.

    Therearegoingtobealotofcausesandcharitiesmentionedinthischapter. InnowayamIdispariging

    thoseorganizations,theworktheydo,orthepeopletheyhelp. Also,celebritiesmentioncharitiesall

    thetimeandthatsfine. WhatImsaying,andwhatyoullcometorealizeasthischapterprogresses,is

    Mooredoesitinawaythatmakesyourollyoureyes.

    MandyMooresTwitteraccountisthesocialmediaequivelentofplacingtheNewYorkerand

    ArchitecturalDigestonyourcoffeetableeventhoughyoureadUSWeeklyandPeopleinthecan.

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    IvenevermetMandyMoore. ShecouldbearealdowntoEarthwoman,butherTweetsareas

    ostentatiousasRadioheadrecordingsession.

    Again,alotofsingersmentioncharities,buttheydosoinawaythatsendearing. WhenMoore

    mentionsacharity

    or

    cause

    its

    like

    shes

    that

    blonde

    student

    from

    the

    NBC

    sitcom

    Community.

    NotallofMooresTweetsarerelatedtoaltruism...

    butmostofthemare

    EvenwhensheTweetsabouttelevisionshesselfaggrandizing

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    MandyMoorewasbornin1984. Shewontbeoldenoughtoevenwatch60Minutesuntil2044.

    Homeland? Really? WasDowntownAbbeynotavailableonNetflixthatday?

    NooneactuallywatchesHomelandespeciallywhentheyresick. ComeonM.M.justadmitit. Youwere

    catchinguponDropDeadDivaandwatchingsomethingwiththewordsTheRealHousewivesofin

    thetitle.

    SheevensoundspretentiouswhenTweetingaboutmusic

    Notonly

    does

    Mandy

    mention

    an

    obscure

    Drive

    By

    Truckers

    song

    but

    she

    does

    so

    without

    naming

    the

    band. ItslikewereautomaticallysupposedtoknowwhorecordedDanko/Manuel.

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    TheaboveTweetisthefirsttimeanyoneintheWesternworldhasusedthewordsjamandJoni

    Mitchellinthesamesentence.

    ImsureMandyisdoinggreatcharityworkeventhoughsomeofhercausesarebitoutthere

    ThepercentageoftheEarthcoveredinwateris70.9. Isshetryingforaneven71?

    LeaveittoMandyMooretomakeprosaicholidayssoundhaughty

    AquickMandyMooreimpersonation:EnjoytheSuperBowlandsupportyourfavoriteteambyhelping

    topreventwhoopingcough.

    SomeoneneedstotellMoorethatitsokaytomentioncharitiesbutitsalittleuncouthtomentionyour

    charitableworks.

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    Charitableworksarelikeattendingaprofessionalwrestlingevent. Itsokaytogobutyoushouldnever

    talkaboutitunlesssomeonebringsitupfirst.

    HerTwitter

    account

    isnt

    all

    bad.

    She

    is

    afan

    of

    UFC.

    IwishshedTweetmoreaboutmixmartialarts. Shesquiteknowledgeableonthesubject.

    Notonlythat,butTweetingaboutafightersgroundgamemakesheraccountfarmoreinterestingthan

    stufflikethis

    WhileIseemtobelayingitonratherthick,IshouldprobablydisclosethattheonlycharitablethingIdo

    onadailybasisisputondeodorant.

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    Onceagain,

    her

    charities

    are

    great

    and

    kudos

    to

    her

    for

    being

    such

    an

    active

    activist.

    However,

    if

    youre

    apoporrockstarandyouwanttotalkaboutyoursocialworkonasocialnetwork

    Ihighlyrecommend

    youleaveittotheprofessionals.

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    P.S. Im FINE

    TaylorSwifts

    Twitter

    account

    is

    quite

    unique.

    LikeJustinBieber,SwiftistheperfectageforTwitterbutyoucanttellbyreadingherposts.

    Okay,maybenotthatone. TheaboveTweetisexactlywhatyoudexpectfromayouthfulsongstress

    withtheworldinthepalmofhersupplehand. However,manyofherTweetsreadlikeanepistolary

    novel.

    ForsomereasonherTweetshavethesamelyricalqualityasthelettersinaJaneAustennovel.

    Itdoesnt

    take

    much

    imagination

    to

    turn

    Taylor

    into

    acharacter

    from

    Pride

    and

    Prejudice.

    CantyoujustpicturethestatuesqueblondesittingatawritingtableinsideacharmingEnglishmanor?

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    C o p y r i g h t 2 0 1 2 C l i c k i t T i c k e t . c o m P a g e 6 2

    Withquill

    pen

    in

    hand

    our

    heroine

    writes

    aletter

    to

    adear

    friend

    while

    someone

    sounding

    alot

    like

    EmmaThompsonnarrates

    Iforonehavetofighttheurgetorespond.

    DearestTaylor:veryhappytohearofyourpleasanttravels.Ilookforwardtoseeinguinafortnight.Wellhavetea&biscuits.BTW,Fearlessrocks.Goodnight.

    DearestTaylor:gladtoreadyourtimeinNewSouthWalesisgoingswimmingly.HopeUcanreturn2NetherfieldParksoon. MrBingley2throwparty#Pemberley

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    DearestTaylor:ThrilledbeyondbeliefyouperformedwithMr.Nelly. Hesanexquisitegentleman.Mumsendsherluv@LadyCatherinethanxforbangers&mash

    Sorry,Imseekingpsychiatrichelpaswespeak.

    Youhave

    to

    admit

    that

    the

    Love

    Story

    singer

    has

    adistinctive

    and

    charming

    cadence

    to

    her

    Tweets.

    Withjustalittleimagination,TaylorsTweets,whichareproductsofthe21stcentury,cansoundlike

    lettersfromthe19th.

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    Roach Hotel California

    Wellgive

    Weird

    Al

    Yankovic

    the

    last

    word

    on

    pop

    and

    rock

    stars

    on

    Twitter.

    Before

    we

    do,

    lets

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