"Rock Star" by Nickelback

If you saw me, walking steadily about the halls of my math and science specialized high school (I'm not actually that great at either discipline...I was just hoping to improve and by senior year I guess I have), carrying a big fat cello in a flashy case, you would never guess that I am in fact a practiced rock musician. Perhaps my appearance would match that of a classical singer - even a folk or a light pop singer. But you'd never guess that when I sing and play piano, I have a 10-piece band backing me, consisting of two cellos, two violins, a clarinet, a flute, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass and percussion.

The truth is, until last year, I never saw that side of myself either. I'd been writing pop/rock songs for a while at the piano - improvising and lyric writing until I found something I liked. I don't know what caused me to want to orchestrate them and actually insert myself in a band setting. I for sure never envisioned the band to end up so large and comprehensive. It seems that several lucky turns of fate pushed me in this direction and now I have a successful rock concert/live recording in my past, four solid recordings from it that mark the beginning of my album, and blooming hopes for another one this year.

Everyone dreams of being a rock star. Something about the uninhibited, pioneer lifestyle they lead paired with the appreciation for celebrities and performing arts in today's society makes this genre of music particularly appealing. However, what people don't understand is how much work it takes from several ends to get to the place where you're even recognized in your own social network. I bet you 600 at least of my 900 friends on Facebook have no idea that I have a band or maybe even that I sing at all.

It is my aspiration for this year to get noticed for my rock-singing abilities, in whatever way works out. Fame is a luxury but it's worth fighting for.

Lyrics to "Rockstar":

I'm through with standing in line
To clubs we'll never get in
It's like the bottom of the ninth
And I'm never gonna win
This life hasn't turned out
Quite the way I want it to be

(Tell me what you want)

I want a brand new house
On an episode of Cribs
And a bathroom I can play baseball in
And a king size tub big enough
For ten plus me

(So what you need?)

I'll need a credit card that's got no limit
And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
Gonna join the mile high club
At thirty-seven thousand feet

(Been there, done that)

I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
My own star on Hollywood Boulevard
Somewhere between Cher and
James Dean is fine for me

(So how you gonna do it?)

I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair and change my name

[Chorus:]
'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
And live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny 'cause we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With her bleach blond hair

Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels
Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes
Sign a couple autographs
So I can eat my meals for free
(I'll have the quesadilla on the house)
I'm gonna dress my ass
With the latest fashion
Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion
Gonna date a centerfold that loves to
Blow my money for me
(So how you gonna do it?)
I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair and change my name

[Chorus]

And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and today's who's who
They'll get you anything with that evil smile
Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial, well

Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

I'm gonna sing those songs
That offend the censors
Gonna pop my pills from a pez dispenser

I'll get washed-up singers writing all my songs
lip sync 'em every night so I don't get 'em wrong

[Chorus]

And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and today's who's who
They'll get you anything with that evil smile
Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial

Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

Link to Music Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnVUmCbvGrU