Singers/bands wearing sunglasses indoors

seachto7

No matter what performance I see by singers or bands, no matter how top notch it is, I just can't take them seriously when they are wearing sunglasses indoors, and more than likely at night time. It's just wrong wrong wrong. I know they probably think they are cool, but it's just not on. Would you have a conversation with someone with shades on indoors? Neither would I....

tony1kenobi

You are completely right......except for Stevie Wonder....that guy gets a pass.

jill_valentine

It's generally pretty annoying, but I don't think it's necessarily for "Look at how awesome I am" reasons all the time.

I can think of a few naturally fairly awkward musicians who I suspect wear shades as a sort of defence mechanism, so they don't have to worry about making eye contact or looking nervous or whatever.

arsenallegend

Where you watching Jools Hollan then:D

the girl who was singing in spainish with the dark shades acting all European Chic on us

its cool on certain people but on others it sucks

The Pontiac

There was a time when it was cool, like a new sort of trend. Here's Dylan in 1965..(although he'd get away with anything really)..

Again cool..

Pass again..

and again..

Cool again here..

Fail here..Some people just don't have it.

The Pontiac

jill_valentine wrote: »

I can think of a few naturally fairly awkward musicians who I suspect wear shades as a sort of defence mechanism, so they don't have to worry about making eye contact or looking nervous or whatever.

The perfect example here. The Belfast cowboy himself..

eamon234

When you're cool, the sun shines on you twenty four hours a day.

Rigsby

It's all part of the "look at me, I'm cool" side of show business. I take it with a pinch of salt, once their music appeals to me. What amuses me even more than the sunglasses, is guitarists who wear their instrument somewhere between their ankles and their kneecaps. That's hilarious.... but ya gotta be cool in this business !!

seachto7

arsenallegend wrote: »

Where you watching Jools Hollan then:D

the girl who was singing in spainish with the dark shades acting all European Chic on us

its cool on certain people but on others it sucks

haha, I was, and apparently she was in a car accident so light can affect her eyes in some way, though I'm sure they could have dimmed them in the studio for her...
I dunno, you often see guys being interviewed indoors with shades on, and you would love to just say "will you take off those f**king glasses for 10 minutes!!"

Rigsby

seachto7 wrote: »

I dunno, you often see guys being interviewed indoors with shades on, and you would love to just say "will you take off those f**king glasses for 10 minutes!!"

Same thing can be said about hats.... no need for them indoors, but when you are trying to be cool, practicality does not matter. You often see guys wearing thick woolly hats (suitable for an Everest expedition :rolleyes: ) in the summer.

Once they are not harming anyone, I could not care less what they wear (or dont !!) wear.

seachto7

Rigsby wrote: »

Same thing can be said about hats.... no need for them indoors, but when you are trying to be cool, practicality does not matter. You often see guys wearing thick woolly hats (suitable for an Everest expedition :rolleyes: ) in the summer.

Once they are not harming anyone, I could not care less what they wear (or dont !!) wear.

true, i suppose there are more important things to be worrying about

DazMarz

It also comes in handy for hiding those ripped, red, hungover/drug-addled eyes from prying cameras, in fairness...

nyarlothothep

I think it doesn't matter, shades are cool anyway as long as one is wearing them not to look cool. So its the height of coolness to wear them indoors although this would then introduce a coolness paradox which leads to the it doesn't matter predicate.

Rigsby

nyarlothothep wrote: »

I think it doesn't matter, shades are cool anyway as long as one is wearing them not to look cool.

Yeah, but a lot (if not all) of these rock stars wear them for the sole reason of being cool. Otherwise, as the OP says, there is no need for them indoors, not to mention on a darkened stage.

henryporter

What about our own dearly beloved Bono - methinks his shades are spectacles masquerading as cool shades - with his money you think he could afford laser treatment!

new fang

jill_valentine wrote: »

It's generally pretty annoying, but I don't think it's necessarily for "Look at how awesome I am" reasons all the time.

I can think of a few naturally fairly awkward musicians who I suspect wear shades as a sort of defence mechanism, so they don't have to worry about making eye contact or looking nervous or whatever.

yep. this is kind of a catch-22 for new performers. don't wear them, be blinded by stagelights and stares from the audience, do wear them, the audience thinks you're a twat trying to look suave.