BENNETT SLAMS ‘CRUEL’ TV TALENT CONTESTS
Veteran crooner TONY BENNETT has slammed TV talent contest show bosses, b randing them "cruel" for failing to teach wannabe stars how to last in th e music business.
The 83-year-old entertainer spent years perfecting his craft before hit ting the big time in the 1950s.
Bennett, who has lasted 60 years in the music industry, is concerned fo r young singers who look to shows like American Idol to land themselves r ecord deals.
He tells Britain’s Newsnight, "Unfortunately today they have the childr en on American Idol. They build them up and put them in (London’s) Wemble y Stadium and then they drop them and go with the next overdog. I think i t’s quite cruel.
"The producers are not really treating the young performers right. It t akes time for them to learn their craft. They should teach them longevity rather than fame."
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