Why Does Rolling Stone Inspire Celebrity Verbal Diarrhea?

By Jo Piazza Posted Feb 18th 2011 11:15PM

Something about being on the cover of Rolling Stone seems to make celebrities, particularly those with a Y chromosome, feel like they can unleash a trail of verbal diarrhea. It may be that the gravitas of achieving a Rolling Stone cover makes them feel like the Big Man on Campus. That moment quite possibly dictates to the likes of John Mayer, Adam Lambert and now Justin Bieber that they have reached a career peak that allows them to say the most ridiculous things.

Remember Mayer's January 2010 interview, where he talked about his hunt for "the Joshua Tree of vaginas." Mayer also couldn't stop spewing to RS about his breakup from Jennifer Aniston, in an entirely oversharey kind of way.

"I've never really gotten over it. It was one of the worst times of my life," Mayer said, adding in a particularly brash way, that since Aniston he is constantly rejected by women. "Blowing me off is the new s**king me off!"

A year earlier, 'American Idol' runner up Adam Lambert chose to affirm what everyone already knew and come out in his Rolling Stone cover interview. He was also controversially candid about his prior drug use.

And that brings us to Bieber and his Rolling Stone moment, where he says that he doesn't believe in abortion, even in cases of rape.

"Um. Well, I think that's really sad, but everything happens for a reason. I don't know how that would be a reason. I guess I haven't been in that position, so I wouldn't be able to judge that," Bieber said.

What the Lambert and Bieber interviews have in common is the author, Vanessa Grigoriadis, who as an astute questioner may be responsible for the confessional nature of the RS interviews. She did somehow manage to get some alone time cruising with the Biebs in his SUV, where she was able to ask the 16-year-old his views on abortion.

A less skilled interviewer, particularly in these days of bite-sized access for celebrity interviewers, would have never thought abortion was a topic of interest in a Bieber interview.

At the end of the day, the reason rock stars treat Rolling Stone like a confessional is because it is at the intersection of interest and importance -- it affords them an elevated status, and because Rolling Stone still bothers to employ really good writers and interviewers, people who ask questions outside the realm of what's your favorite food and what inspires you, they get the good stuff.

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Friday 18 February

By the_fool

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Perhaps it is because they are starting with Diarrhea in the first place ?

By KR

....and WHY did they think their subscribers would even be remotely interested in the first place?

Saturday 19 February

By ftgov

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Well good for the kid and his take on abortion....usually Canadians aren't so smart.

Sunday 20 February

By BTDT

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"Why Does Rolling Stone Inspire Celebrity Verbal Diarrhea?"

Why does AOL pay so-called writers to write horrid lines like this one?

Tuesday 22 February

By lking

The most burning question is what were they doing trying to make a teenage James Dean? Dean must be turning over at this moment.

By stu

i'd like to see mayer play sugar daddy to justy.

By Ed

Your an Azzhole!!

look all...it's Ed the talking horse.

By bookgirl

Whether I may agree with him or not, I think it shows a kind of courage for a guy his age to say he believes something that is not necessaily "cool" in showbiz circles.

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Like I said your an Azzhole!!

By YellowRose3218

I dont see, what other woman see in John Mayer.
I see nothing attractive about him.

By rudewaitress

Supposedly he attracts women who like big, uh, popsicles?

By lmg7b

Why would RS put Bieber on the cover anyway? He's slightly over 12 years old and hasn't lived enough to have opinions on ANYTHING. Plus they even tried to make him look sexy. It's kinda sick to me.

By early exit

You're right Img7b when you stated " they even tried to make him look sexy. It's kinda sick to me." Reminds me of those pageant-moms on toddlers and tiaras who make their 5 year old look like something from Sex in the City. Lost all respect for Rolling Stone.

By bardofoc

This little muppet called us evil because our healthcare system is not like Canada's, and the only thing you find to slam him on is that he said he is against abortion. I guess the Huffington cronies are already out in full force. Too bad since I kind of liked my aol account.

By glo

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Enough about John Mayer's interview. We still love him and miss hearing from him. Get over that interview and find something else to write about. Stop using his name to get your blogs read.

By delawarejack

What can anyone now expect from Rolling Stone, who has been on the slippery slope of mediocrity for a long time now .. going from somewhat revelant ... to irrelevance ... to downright laughable .. to finally their ultimate nirvana .... their nadir .... reaching the premier, ultimate pinnacle as the true Fountain of Diarrhea themselves !!! LMAO !

By pmcpaulalb

In the 60s and 70s Rolling Stone was readable,they featured rock and Roll,a liberal point of view,they covered artists that wereactual musicians. Now they feature pop stars and bubblegun music and (c rap) music or hip hop. They are so far left and out of touch with reality they are no longer relevant as a culture medium, It's just more paper to line birdcages with.

By Jonny Blu

Why would you ask a 16 year old, whose reality has been on permanent hiatus since he was 13, about abortion and rape? How about educating him about those serious topics first and then maybe asking that question. That was just a very tabloid and unfair move by the interviewer. Do that to Sarah Palin (who has no excuse), not a 16 year old kid.

By raidrmik67

Rolling Stone is nothing more then a rag. Their writers are so slanted it's just pathetic and they try to push their political slant on everything.

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