Why Your Favorite Artist Doesn't Want To Meet You - People Watching #6 

I feel like people don't get this one. She talks at the end about being finally able to find her own voice away from the party. She wasn't being self absorbed, she just didn't know how to respond to all the compliments, that's what she was on her phone without doing anything. Sure wasn't updating her instagram, she was pretending to be busy so that people wouldn't approach her. when she got on stage she could finally be herself and even respond to stone of the questions people asked her before. This is about someone with social anxiety who's able to forget it for a minute due to her love for what she does

Anyone else notice that she actually responds to the last guy she talks to? he asks how she got the idea for front stairs and then she goes up on stage and answers him.

When I met my favourite band they were nothing like this. They were extremely polite and almost seemed excited to meet me. I was one of the only people at the meet, let alone the only person that wasn’t a middle aged man, and I genuinely believe that they cared. The lead singer literally said “holy shit there’s a teenage girl here our music is spreading to younger generations”, and he gave me a signed shirt for free. Best day of my life

She explains it in the end how she doesn’t feel like she fits in anywhere and realized when doing that song that she found her space where she’s not weird and can just be. When she was off stage she was again the person who felt she doesn’t fit in anywhere in the world, uncomfortable and awkward and not willing to be idolized in any way. She sings because it is her outlet, not for the fame.

Her phone says it all. 29 unread messages, low battery, the wrong time (there's no way she's performing at 6:47 AM) and the phone itself is battered and cracked. She's had a rough go of it and being alone with her pain is what helped her become a good musician. She's keeping herself isolated because she sees it as the source of her inspiration (and maybe it is.)

As a musician, watching this, I spent most of the video thinking- I hope I'm not like that- I try so hard not to be like that... then at the end, she got back on stage, and "switched back on" and I almost cried laughing. Because I AM like that. And those of you saying, "they're all like that", or "none of them are like that", just remember- it's a caricature. It's exaggerated for the vid. I love a lot of Cracked vids, but these aren't Cracked. I don't know what they are. They deserve their own place. Great work on Peoplewatching.

What i got from that is that she is basically dead inside, that's why when she leaves the stage she is a skeleton. Also the only way she can connect with people is onstage and onstage is the only time she can feel anything is on stage. If you notice she answers almost every question that is asked onstage at the end. One on one she is absolutely useless

People fall in love with the art, mistaking it for falling in love with the artist...the two should be separate... I feel like that's the message this is trying to bring across.

I think this video isn't making any statement about musicians, but the isolating experience of celebrity. like who you are on stage and performing isn't who you are in your personal life.

I feel that this was about a person who has a stage presence, but can't deal with people otherwise. She is doing that music for her, and not everyone else. Which I've found makes the best music and musicians.

As a singer myself, I find the stage is where I can fully be comfortable because I love what I do. I'm more comfortable on stage than I am within the crowds. After gigs, there are always tons of people complimenting me and trying to speak to me and it gets extremely overwhelming. I literally have to say 'thank you' a thousand times without showing how awkward I am. Most artists I know are like this. I'm far from famous, but sometimes I wish I could disappear after going on stage because talking to people I don't really know gives me anxiety. Artists love to share their music, but they treasure their alone time.

I dunno...I'm married to a musician and even when he doesn't feel like talking, he's still polite and responsive when people come up to compliment him or talk. I mean without people coming to your show, you don't have a show, you don't get booked, and you don't get paid, then you have to do a shit job you don't want to just to pay the bills. If you want to be a succesful musician, then talking to strangers comes with the territory. I understand feeling burnt out and emotionally spent, but if you feel that way, then don't hang out with the audience. Go find a quiet place to recharge instead.

this isn't about a self absorbed girl. At one point, you can see she's on her phone, doing absolutely nothing. She uses her phone as an escape from the people around her, which is what someone with social anxiety usually does. I have social anxiety, and a lot of the things she does is what I find myself doing sometimes. She's comfortable doing what she loves but the second she steps off she doesn't know how to handle it. Also, the one word answers and limited eye contact means she just likes to be kept to herself, and doesn't really like when people approach her.

This is pretty much exactly what happened to me when I met Bryan Lee O'Malley (comic artist/writer) at a signing. I didn't take it personally, though. The fact is when people say complementary stuff to you all the time you probably grow a little numb to it. Plus, they're people and they might be having an off day.

This is about social anxiety, I think.. At the end if ya'll didn't notice when she was explaining writing the song, she mentioned that she was able to be herself around the sleeping dog while her friends were outside talking.

As a musician, I was rather annoyed with this- I mean, she's just plain a bad networker, how did she get these fans if she's not willing to do the bare minimum of schmoozing? If you don't want to talk to people between sets go to the green room or something, but at least have the decency to look up when you say "thank you." Yes, I'm an introvert too, but there's a line between introvert and just rude- she crossed that line. I always try to be at least mildly friendly to people at shows- I feel like several people may have walked out and not heard her second set because she was rude to them. If you're going to fiddle with your phone, at least actually do something- she could have read the news or something.

This one was really interesting. It didn't resonate with me the way the others have, probably because I've never been into music in the way so many others seem to be. Reading some of the early comments, I think a lot of people are missing the key bits between 0:34 and 0:45 (where Flossy appears as a skeleton) and from 3:56 to 4:01 (where she's just moving between screens on her busted old phone without doing anything). I get the feeling that Flossy is a very broken woman. She's not self-interested, or she would have paid some attention to the woman from the label, and I think if she was self-absorbed she would be doing SOMETHING on her phone. I get the feeling that she really loved making music and performing, but she never got past that inability to perform in front of anyone but the sleeping dog--and no matter what she says on stage, every audience is still that sleeping dog. (And don't forget that the venue is Not My Dog.) But that's not quite right. She's also dead inside, disconnected from the world she dreamed of being a part of, but still moving through it. But this is wrong too, somehow. And I get the feeling that she'd love to connect with her fans, but she can't even see them. So I keep going in circles in my mind thinking about this, and I keep coming back to the first line of the description: "Nothing can go right when meeting people you have a preconceived idea about." Flossy isn't broken; it is the conceptions of her that each of her fans hold that are broken. That's not their fault; they're human, and we will always build up a model for people we observe from afar. But Flossy is human too. They are East, and she is West, and never the twain shall meet.

As some one with social anxiety disorder, I feel like the representation here is flawed. If we were this terrified about interacting with our fans/people after a session, we'd probably hide out in the restroom and/or our car for the 15 mins of break time and thus avoid the situation altogether. We would not be this rude. In fact such rudeness would cause even more anxiety because it would lead to preconceptions and judgements, which are our biggest fears. It just wouldn't happen. We care too much about how others perceive us. What would have worked instead would be things like quiet, muffled and short replies, a continuous breaking of eye contact to glance down at her phone (so she gives the cue that she's generally concerned with/busy with something on her phone and not being rude, but is really just nervous with the situation). Also maybe placing her by either the back or front access of the place for an easy exit. Maybe even having a drink to calm her nerves.

Her accent is irregular: a like a girl from the Mid-West who moved to Australia at the age of 7, then returned home at 15, then at 20, moved to England for 12 years. I detect inflictions from both non-american national Lingos.I would be curious to know where the voice actress comes from?

Honestly I think people miss the point. This is a bar so there's nowhere for her to escape to. It isn't a meet and greet, where she's set up at a table shaking hands, signing things and taking pictures. You can't expect people to be 'on' all the time, it's exhausting. Plus most of the people there don't get the message the first time. She's clearly zoned out and she responds to their greeting, but then they keep pushing for an in depth conversation and she doesn't have the energy. I'm sure she has spaces for her fans to come say hi and talk. But she's saving up her energy in between performances.

I think the most important scene is her just flipping between to screens on the phone and that didn't last quite long enough for everyone to catch. The title is also a little bit of a curve ball.

Normally I love these videos, but this one isn't clear enough. The artist is not relatable and it actually hurt me to watch her being so aggressively distant.

A person who fears talking with other people would go backstage or somewhere instead of being available and approachable at the bar.

I kinda got the impression that this was saying that most artists are great expressive artists on record and stage because they can't express them selfs off stage. See how she wasn't actually doing anything on her phone. Just swiping left to right. She didn't know how to react or want to for some reason. She was a proformer. For the record, as a singer song writer comedian.... I am the same off stage haha

When an artist doesn't want to meet you there is probably a back stage for one to go to. This video is just bizarre. My first impression was that the artist is deaf.

Obviously musicians are all undead skeletons.

I had a really hard time connecting to this one. 😐

ok I'm shy so I know it can be hard but these people are her clients, this is just rude.

This is a metaphor of some artists not having personalitys due to them concentrating on nothing but their art.Basically there trapped in their heads.When the artist is on stage ,the artist actually becomes alive.You can see that in the beginning because as soon as she stopped playing her music;she became a soulless skeleton.

I don't think this is really about her being a bitch. I feel it's more like, she is most comfortable on stage, doing what she loves. That's when she gets open about her past and feelings.

I legitimately am lost on what the point and commentary on this was. If her fans were being complete garbage to her, and you wanted to show that artists don't want to meet fans because they can often be invasive and obnoxious, sure ok. But they were all being pleasant, for the most part just treating her like a human being and expressing appreciation. And she...looks at her phone flipping screens back and forth, clearly just ignoring them? Even one who was offering to help get her music more out there? I really don't know what it's saying. That most artists are broken and rude compared to their stage persona? If someone can gleam some insight into what this was supposed to mean, please enlighten me, I genuinely want to know.

Ironically enough, this is one of the few episodes without music over the end credits. Very interesting and good choice.

Ok maybe I'm the asshole, but this still seems ridiculous. I'm a musician. I have anxiety. If I don't want to talk to people I don't hang out at the bar. Go out for a smoke or pretend to be checking your gear. Maybe check in with the sound guy. If you're at the bar you owe people that came to see you at least a few polite words. If someone can't do that it's cool, just don't hang out at the bar. I'm also not a big fan of people telling long stories or giving speeches between songs, but whatever that's just my opinion,

If musicians, or actors, or celebrities "just" want to do their profession and not feel any obligation to interact with fans, then that's fine. However, it's a two-way street: fans, or the general public, aren't obligated to give that musician, actor, or celebrity "perks" like fast access to a table in a restaurant that requires reservations, having private access to a museum tour, quick access to a club, or (and I hate this one) jumping the line at an Apple store to get first dibs on the newest product. "Oh, she just felt super awkward." No. She made a decision to perform in public. Public performances and fandom are tethered - forever. However, as a fan I learned a long time ago to not give a celebrity any more respect and human kindness than you'd give a "non-celeb."

I'm very glad to say that as both the wife of a musician and a former radio DJ, I've never seen someone doing a show treat their fans like this. An enormous part of being a live musician is creating an experience for your fans.

After the first song Flossy turns into a skeleton and walks off stage, meaning she only feels alive playing her songs. Get it?

If you aren't comfortable talking to people, maybe don't go stand in the middle of the crowd on the break?

I feel like I missed something here, I think the singer has OCD but maybe there's something else going on? Like why did she stop sounding like she was talking into a mic at the end? Was it just the crowd fading away so we the audience could see it from her perspective of playing to nobody?

I think they forgot to animate the "why" part of this video...

I was really annoyed by her behavior, I must admit, and I'm a musician. I can understand that she is not a musician to boost her social butterfly personality, but instead to share her music with herself and with others, however, she acted like a real asshole with all those fans, as if they were all assholes for approaching her, with a mindset of prying into her personal life. How hard is it to politely say "I'm sorry, I really need to focus for the concert", and if said fan is pushy, then ignore him? She is just as human as they are, and some of them were actually trying to make friends in a casual manner. Making friends is bliss, be you an introvert or extrovert; introverts just have smaller tolerance to strangers.

As a musician (performing live for 3 years, 3 albums and a few singles on the way) I don't think it would be possible for this performer to have such a fan base and act this way towards her fans. I bet at least half of those people who talked to her wouldn't come out to see the next show because they were so disappointed in how they were treated and had their views changed of her. I learned the hard way in one of my earlier shows when someone said we sounded great but we had the worst show we've ever done and I said we were terrible. Haven't seen that guy since. It just tells them that you don't value their ear and even though you had the worst time ever they still got something out of it and you failed to realize it. I relate a lot to the performer because I only really feel like I can be me when I'm performing and hardly say a word otherwise. But when you're spoken to by somebody who likes what you're doing you HAVE to talk to them about whatever they want and thank them and give them a free shirt or sticker or CD or whatever because they're the only thing keeping your career afloat and the venue filled. You have to realize they're the best music fans in the world for actually going out to shows and supporting you.

I kind of understand this one to a point if the artist has some form of social anxiety, but this is really pushing it, and not every artist has social anxiety. In fact just being a peformer can help with social anxiety, you have to be open to succeed in music. Completely ignoring and shutting down everything fans say is a little too far, and an indie artist would have to be literally insane to ignore someone from a record company. My sister is an indie artist with an album out, I at least know what I'm talking about a little. I can get why some people would act a little like this, but this is honestly ridiculous hyperbole

This video does not answer the question posted in the title.

Yeah, part of being a performing artist, whether it be an actor, musician or pro-wrestler is dealing with the fans (or interested employers) once you're done. That's also part of your job. if you suck at that, you suck at your job. No matter how good you are on whatever stage you're on.

not sure exactly what this is trying to say... but if it I'd trying to say most musicians are super awkward and like being alone among people when not on stage, then,... yes

This one is irritating. Social awkwardness or anxiety does not give you the right to ignore common decency. If you are afraid of talking to people and want to be alone, go somewhere and be alone. Don't shit on your fans and then put on front as if you are so deep and caring when you're "on". The fans aren't the assholes for taking what they see as a once in a lifetime opportunity to reach out to and thank someone that has brought them joy or helped them through hard times with their music. I would support the fans are assholes thing if people were coming up to her when she's out with friends or family, or in the bathroom etc, but no... They are coming up to her respectfully AT THE VENUE and standing and or sitting in the middle of the room until she's on again. That's insanely disrespectful especially since you would be nothing without those very fans supporting you. I've met a few of my favorite musicians and they at least treated me like I was a human and responded to me even if it was "Hello, I'm glad you enjoy the music. I'm sorry I can't talk right now.". Just think about any other job... If you are on your break or lunch or just off but you're still at work in uniform, or walking out of the offfice and a customer comes to you to ask a question, you are not going to ignore the person and pretend they don't exist. No matter how bad your social anxiety may be you understand there is a certain expectation to at least treat the customer with basic respect even if it's just to say "I'm sorry I can't help you at the moment but if you speak to that person, or go there, they will be able to assist you with that." Unless the person is a complete shit head and or pissed, they are usually very understanding. Musicians are just normal humans with jobs that get paid to sell you an idea and emotions, don't let them get away with disrespect and bullshit. They need your money and support, and for you to feel something about their music, it's why locations book them to play, it's why they can get paid to sing full time instead of working at an office or something.

what i find silly about this is that she 'wants her cake and eat it to' kind of expression. the simple fact is that she went into an industry that requires you to network and need human interaction. if she is an intravert them she should stay at home and sell her records online. but to say she wants to make music and preform live but not talk to anyone is stupid. if you work in an industry then there are certain pros and cons, things that come with the job and so on. interacting with fans is one of them.

Love this series. I feel like every frame and second of the animation isn't wasted here, catching tiny communications with how every little gesture is a decision of every character to do something. The voice actors match very well with the animation style and while I would understand how some people might think that the conversations can be a little too waxing philosophical/pretentious I think how the characters talk and act are pretty alright in keeping with how people talk these days.

I grew up surrounded by strangers who adored me as a songwriter with an entire family in a band. This episode really resonates with me, especially as someone with severe social anxiety who uses his phone as a coping mechanism. My entire childhood, especially when a song I wrote made it onto an album, was crowded with people who knew my parents, and more intimidatingly, knew me. I was told my music (and eventually, my writing, as i'm an aspiring author as well) tapped into something in people they didn't know existed. The idea that my messing around with a few lines and a melody could impact people so strongly was... scary. I was influencing people, showing my creation to the world for anyone to see. Even now, as the band has broken up and the fans are few and far between, I'll play that song to curious friends and get so... terrified of how they'll respond- even if it's entirely positive. The music industry (and more obviously, the writing world) is a double edged sword in that so so many of us are introverts terrified of communication, so we do it indirectly through our work. It's something few people who aren't a part of this world can ever understand, and it only works to further disconnect the performer and the audience.

playing infront of the dog is what she has been doing all along

is there a message? or are we looking to deeply at this? I just feel she was being a bit of a jerk. Maybe she did have a social disorder but that still doesn't give you the right to ingore people. I mean I'm a shy and kind of intervorted people but you have enough time to say something nice to me well Im going to say something nice back to you.

It's not the actual content that bugs me, it's that it took 8 minutes to say something that could have been done in 3 minutes.

This put thoughts in my head. I watched the whole thing and was perfectly unsatisfied at the end.

alright heres my assessment of the video. from the short phone scene i think shes just fiddling with her phone to look busy so people wont approach her. she clearly isnt just a selfish bitch who doesnt care about fans because she ignores a record label aswell. this is a woman with very very deep social anxiety who is barely able to talk to other people. we learn from her monologue at the end that singing to the sleeping dog was how she found her voice. she can only really express herself infront of other people through music. this is why towards the end of her song intro, the crowd stops responding to her, and the sound of the microphone feedback stops. her whole surrounding fades away when shes on stage and she is able to answer the redhead's (jeremy?) question.

Social Anxiety or not, you don't just flat out ignore your fans when they're speaking directly to you. Especially possible job opportunities! If you don't want the social scene that comes along with being well-known, then don't pursue fame in music. It's simply manners and that bugged me.

There is social anxiety and there is rudeness. (Also, there is a backstage for hiding when the crowd overhelms you.)

As a musician and lyricist who has a very big stage presence, but is shy in real life, I can totally relate to this video. Just because someones music makes you fill deep emotions or confident, it doesn't mean the artist is filled with the same confidence. I've learned this the hard way when meeting some of my personal heroes.

Touring musician here. I have my own band. A lot of you simply don't understand how it's like for us after a show. After your first the praise is nice but after 3 or 4 (I've done dozens) it really does become the same thing over and over again. "We love your music, how long have you been playing? How do you play piano that fast? How long should my son practice to become as good as you?". Most fans come up to me as if I suddenly received this talent. I don't want to sound self absorbed but we know we are good. We spent thousands of hours practicing to become this good, for the dream. We spent hours trying to find gigs. We've grinded for this. And although we appreciate each and every one of our fans, there are a lot of you. We become easily tired reapeating the same thing. Most of the time I have to respond with "wow, thank you". Thank you some more. Each time. When you receive so much praise, from multiple people (sometimes at the same time!) your words tend to become rehearsed, unnatural, fake and uncomfortable. Fans need to understand what it is like from our view. That being said, I wouldn't just blank any fans like she did. She's just done a 2 hour set, maybe she got an important text from her boyfriend? Musicians have lives too! We are not a computer you can use at anytime, we only but human. Further more, the gig might have ended for you. But it hasn't ended for us! We have to collect our money. Sometimes pack up our gear and load it into our tour van, ready for hours of more gruelling travel. We just did a 2 hour set. We drove 4 hours to get there. We are tired and literally physically exhausted.

It's interesting to me to come back to this one now that I know I'm autistic. It always felt so relateable and sad. Like people expect you to have this kind of personality when you're a musician or actor or something public-facing like that, and a lot of us don't. A lot of us like performance because it's rehearsable, in a way that casual conversation isn't. And clearly she has to worry about both predatory guys and predatory music industry people. That would drive me up a wall if I were a musician.

She sings from the heart, that means that her fans should already know that she doesn't do well with large crowds of people and doesn't want to be bombarded with comments and questions. They should know that s***. They're giving her compliments and praise and asking her questions to pick her mind all the while showing that they don't know her at all. They don't see her, just an idea of her, how could they even have a conversation?

Every musician I've ever met was at least polite. Maybe it's you.

PeopleWatching is a great series, but this one was a dud. I think most of us get the point of it after reading some of the comments, but the video itself didn't quite hit the mark. Here's for the next one being better!

What I felt is that she tells everything about herself and the songs she writes before she sings them, quite passionately, that too. If someone is really listening to her, they have her whole story anyway. Any other conversation does not really matter because she pours it all out on stage anyway. A desire for conversation might seem, to her, as wanting that mild feel-good that comes with even temporarily being associated with fame or someone famous. So, well...

I'm a Michael Jackson fan and he NEVER ignored his fans.Part of the reason why he has such loyal fans

I need to understand this. All the other vids had a clear message, but this one eludes me. At first I thought it was about asshole artists, but then she was a skeleton walking off stage. Then she doesn't just ignore people she, forces the conversation to end with blanket statements. Then she's shown playing with her phone in no meaningful way. Finally she tells a really personal and detailed story on stage, as the mic echo fades as if she's not on stage at all. Was all if it to state that someone you idolize could be dealing with more than you think? She couldn't sing in front of anyone except the dog. Is her only way to break her idea of herself (better of dead) and break her antisocial condition is to be on stage? That's why she tells a long personal story on stage as if there was no stage to begin with? Am I close? I feel a lot of people are confused on this one.

You can't meet your favourite musicians if you only listen to people who are already dead.

She is rude

thank you! the title is significant'y more accurate now :D keep up the good work

I remember when I met my favourite wrestler, wish i had not, he was a dick :P

I see a lot of people saying she's socially awkward and doesn't know how to talk to her fans, yes, I think she was using the phone to escape the audience, but also her performance as an escape from her actual life as well, see that 29 unread messages, she's avoiding everyone in her life. Why was she a skeleton if performing and singing is her life? She's a Broken woman, depression can get anyone, and she doesn't have anyone close to confide in. This was a brilliant video. Gave me chills and is very relatable for me.

I don't know what was more uncomfortable, the weirdo listeners trying to get music tips and sexual favors or the singer that was pretending to be absorbed in her phone and ignoring even the regular fans.

You know what I love about these videos I look at the title and go I don't want to watch that and then for some reason I click the video and then I'm like wow this is really good..... so good job

Ok I think I'll take a stab at this one. It's all about that scene at the beginning. She ends her show and turns into a haggard skeleton. She's drained of life and walks off. Then the rest of the episode she tried to shut out the world with the barest of minimal interaction with people. No matter what they had to say. Fans? Thanks so much. You want to offer a record deal? Yeah fur sure. You want to talk guitars? Thanks so much. My song and performances touch you on a deep spiritual level? Thanks so much. As she pretends to be engrossed by her phone. But the she gets on stage and suddenly she lives again and she can talk and ramble. And she tells a story about being shy but find out she has a talent for preforming. A calling for it. She lives her life from performance to performance. From stage to stage. The time in between is dead time recharging. Time she'd rather be alone. Because getting on stage take literally all she has and it's the only place she can be alive it's the only was she can communicate. That's why the guy talks about noticing a moment in her as she ends her set. He thinks it's the emotion of the song. It's really just the come down from the high of being on stage and the crash when you've spent your last ounce of social energy to do this. Being a performer in that level changes you. And the real you lives exclusively on stage.

it seemed that the musician could only connect with the fans on stage because she is herself while singing. having someone tell you that they "love you" and "drove all the way from x to meet you" is overwhelming and a weird dynamic

That sound editing at the end was actually chilling, I loved it

I waited for a payoff, there wasn't one

I feel like anyone that says "this video means this." Isn't getting it. There's a lot of different layers to what's being said here, and everyone is going to interpret it differently and that's okay. Like, everyone that talked to her had different reactions to being ignored. Some thought she was being a wench, some felt like they were the problem, bothering her. Some seemed like they felt genuinely hurt. I feel like one of the things this video was trying to get across is people are going to be how they are regardless of how you are so don't take it personally. Like, Flossy's reactions had nothing at all to do with who it was talking to her, that's just how she is. Then there's other layers, other things being said, but that was my takeaway. I feel like all these videos have different levels and mean different things to different people and that's what makes them work. So no one is really wrong when they say the video was saying this to them because they're meant to be different things to different people. And that's part of what I love about them.

Winston, my friend, this is expertly written. I mean shit... It's really great. The voice acting really helps too. The illustrations are very detailed and have this sort of it's unique look, which I love. I'm excited for the next one.

HHNGN--kneejerk reaction on title... must watch video first... before saying anything... ...NOPE that made it worse. Wow. As an artist that would DIE if someone came up to me if they said they love my stuff, I can't relate to what I just watched. Is it that much of a pain to say "Hello, thank you." and "Sorry, I'm kinda busy."? I mean, I guess I dunno what that means, since I'm not like... popular or a musician and I don't fake a persona. I think the title of this video is misleading to the message. Seems to be the case with a couple of videos in this series.

Cracked, I think this kind of video is a poignant reminder of the beauty within. This is art. Don't ever stop :)

This is why musicians have green rooms

Meanwhile Misha Collins posted his number on twitter and spent the day answering calls and texts from fans, and Tyler Joseph from twenty one pilots will stop the show and personally go help fans if they're in distress. That specific example in the video, while she may feel shy and awkward, her reaction was really dick like. She straight up ignored them. There's any number of ways she could have handled it that wasn't so disrespectful. She could hire someone to be a buffer between her and the fans. Set up an area and time for a meet and greet. She could go somewhere private. Take questions for a few minutes on stage. Just shake their hands, make eye contact, smile, sign autographs, etc but avoid small talk. Be honest and explain on stage that she has social anxiety and ask to be given space. If she weren't famous, she likely wouldn't feel totally ignoring other people's existences was an option. She could make the effort. Honestly, stars are just people and should be held to the same standards as everyone else. I would probably stop buying her music if I were those people in the video.

Ugh I feel this one so much. Not as a musician, but as a painter. I couldn't help but love it

i love this series (people watching) i hope there is more to come

There is only one artist and band I have actually wanted to talk to and compliment in person and that's Anthony Green and the entire band of Circa Survive. The reason I would want to speak to them, is because they helped me through very dark times. It means even more to me that Anthony also went through addiction around the time I was. And even before that time in my life I started to love their music when I was transitioning from a teenager to an adult, and I want to thank them for opening up my mind and heart to the world and learning more about myself... and their lyrics and melodies helped do that. When something has such a big impact on your life, no matter what it is (music, art, books, movies, etc.), you want to thank the person that created it. Circa Survive's music still till this day feels like a part of me... which is strange I guess, but they will always be my all time favorite band. And I don't put them on a pedestal at all, but I do want to thank them and let them know just how important their work was for me. I don't think that is wrong at all. I'm sure most artists would be glad to know the work they created helped another person. If I was met with the same reaction this girl had in the video it still wouldn't change what Circa's music has done for me. I'm sure I would be a little pissed at first, but we are all human and I don't know what kind of people they are in real life... maybe they are huge assholes who knows LOL but their music is separate from who they are as people. I know Circa's music inside and out, but I don't know them as people at all. I feel like a lot of fans think they know these artists personally because they are so connected to their music, but they don't.

I'm not going to lie, I really think this one went over my head.

I didn't get the video until I read the comments. I love this series so much.

These videos are sad in a touching way. It makes me feel so good.

You have no IDEA how much this describes Me. Everything down to the cracked phone.

I think the point of the video is that we get sick of watching it by 5:00 hearing the same thing over and over with nothing ever truly happening, it gives a little taste of what these artists experience 24/7, very clever

I love this series

You are my favorite audiance! (That's why I ignore everyone offstage). 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣

Is... Is she hearing impaired? She seemed to only be answering people she could potentially see moving their mouths at least in her peripheral vision, with very stock answers... I could be wrong, but I'm just wondering. And before someone starts on, "you idiot, she's a musician"; yeah, so was BEETHOVEN, so don't even.

woow, This really resonates with me, I had very bad social anxiety my first year of college and would pretend to be on my phone whenever my friends dragged me to a social event. I would communicate effortlessly with my friends , but when someone approached me for conversation, I would freeze up and do my best to stop them from talking to me. I would avoid eye contact with other people and not even look in their direction to avoid any type of communication. Looking back I realized this made others think that I was stuck up, I've had my friends tell me that "so and so thinks you're rude, idk why". it was awful. That was 2 years ago, I'm still dealing with it and I'm not as anxious anymore.

I had to work a little harder to get this one. thanks cracked

She said "I could never sing in front of people. But in front of a dog, I could handle" As she tells the story the sounds of the bar and even the mic falls away and she sounds like she's alone just talking (and later singing) to herself. I think she avoids thinking of even having fans and an audience because she then really couldn't even perform anymore. Ofc this is a sketch and a metaphor. Like all people watching episodes there's more to it than just the face value. And I think even more interpretations are absolutely fair. I make comics, fairly popular strips about my life. I literally get art block when I think about people reading them. I have to draw them with the intention of not showing them to anyone if I want to make something meaningful. When I post them and receive the comments, I love it tbh. It's interesting to hear all the different interpretations and projections. I love seeing what others get out of it. I also reply to them and it's part of it. But I get flossy here. When someone approches me as a fan, who knows so much about me and idolizes me... It's not actually fun. And I don't want to know about it. When I write my next strip it's so much harder to tune out that people will read it and learn more about me while I know nothing about them.

alienating your fans is just bad business.... don't teach this.

thanks so much!

I love these some much, how am I only discovering them now

How are these always so good