Lily Allen Wants To be An Architect, Alright?
One I made earlier? Not quite … still
Lily Allen, the prolific blogger and occasional popstar who always sometimes gives the impression she simply must tell the world about every thought as it enters her head, has created a small yet important ripple in the world of architecture.
Why? She simply let slip, in typical brazen-as-you-like style, that if the world stopped turning and MySpace fell off the radar that maybe she’d return to the books and swot up on architecture.
The interview was with trendy Paper magazine (of course) and the offending line came amid musings about her meandering pop career: “I wake up every day and think I’m actually pretty bad at it. I work hard at getting better. But if this record flops, I’ll probably go back to school. I’ve always liked architecture.”
Now you’d think that the protractor and setsquare brigade might welcome a bit of sass to the mix, even if it is accompanied by a hefty dose of paparazzi-chronicled late night shenanigans of dubious intent.
But the folks over at the Architects Journal seemed none too keen: “If that doesn’t give the Bartlett or the Architectural Association the impetus to make Allen’s next record a hit, then nothing will.”
Can I just point out, before we all start swinging our handbags a little too liberally, that the chances of Lily Allen seriously making it as an architect are about as strong as Johnny Rotten becoming an estate agent. Oh, wait a minute…
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This seems an unecessarily cruel dig at Lily and snobbishness from the the Architects Journal. She’s just a young woman who has plenty of time to find her place in life.
I think the Architects Journal are being snobs and given the absence of any imagination in the vast majority of new architecture, I’d say she can’t really do any worse.
I cant see her wanting to study for 7 years!
Flash in the pan is a word I’d use for this, stick to what your best at erm….. falling drunk out of night clubs exposing your self. Not that it appeals to me!