Does Mindy McCready deserve a second chance?
There are many very talented artists in Nashville who you will never hear from. They move to music city in hopes of chasing their dreams and only a very few lucky people will ever get their music on the radio, let alone become a star. So when an artist has been to the mountain top and come tumbling down like Mindy McCready did, should they be given a second chance? After all, there are lots of people lined up and ready to do the hard word required to make it big without all the baggage that Mindy carries. Drugs have played a part in her spiral down. So have many bad decisions like talking crap about the president of her record label when her sophmore release didn’t do as well as her first album.
If I, as a radio station program director, threw out music from people messed up with drugs or alcohol at some point in their life, there would be very little music left to play. Does that make their actions right? No. But if you trust in me to bring you the best music I can get my hands on then I tell you here and now that Mindy could have another hit. If it’s all about the music then give her a second chance, and listen to her latest single. She wrote “I’m still here” while in jail on a probation violation. I really wasn’t expecting much when I downloaded the song. She’d been gone from the music scene for so long, and been thru so much that I wasn’t sure she could even sing anymore. I was pleasantly surprised. Mindy still has an amazing voice, and has penned an equally amazing song. I hope it sees the light of day on country radio. You can download the song for free after you register at her website here. Mindy, if you’re reading this, I wish you well and hope your life changes for the better even if your second chance doesn’t pan out. Being a star is nice, but living a decent, productive life is more important. You’ve already had a bunch of hits, and nobody can ever take that away from you.
May 20th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Well, as we say in A.A., “Take an (anal orifice), sober ‘em up, then all you have is a sober (anal orifice)”. Before I continue, let me say that I’m all for second chances. I wouldn’t be where I am today without someone hiring me when nobody else would. That said, I believe I am qualified to comment that change has to be dealt with in more ways than somebody gettng clean and sober. Anyone who’s gone through rehab knows this. Everyone who was in our business when she was a hot item knows that she was not exactly a summer breeze off stage. If she has come through all of her woes having learned how to behave properly in polite society, then good for her. She should be given a second chance. How she does, if given one, will be the determining factor as to whether lessons were indeed learned.
“Big Daddy” Dave Beck
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:59 pm
If we’re only judging by the quality of the song-
then by all means give Mindy a second chance! I
am amazed at how much her voice has matured, and
has managed to stay strong through the ravages of drugs and alcohol. I have only heard “the song” once, and was skeptical going into it, but loved it instantly, because I feel it REALLY does come from her heart. I have no idea what kind of person she is/was- but if she can pull herself together and make music worth listening to, there’s no reason we shouldn’t listen to it.
If I stopped listening to the music of ppl that came across as jerks in real life, well, there are a few members of the guitars & stars concert that could quite possibley top that list, along with a few certain all-girl groups, & other various ppl that ride the top of the rumor mill.
I honestly hope she gets her act together and makes herself one of those ppl whose cd’s I actually buy again. I’ll put it right up there next to her 1st cd- one of my favorites- that I still own! Good Luck Mindy!