DAVE STEWART - STEWART BLASTS TV TALENT SHOWS

British musician DAVE STEWART has criticised TV talent shows - insisting singers who win a reality series aren't adequately prepared for fame or career longevity.
The Eurythmics star laments the current path to pop stardom, and believes iconic bands such as Pink Floyd would never have existed if the process had been employed in the 1960s, when the group was formed.
He says, "These days, kids go straight from TV shows such as Britain's Got Talent to performing in vast arenas. The TV shows shoot them into the charts and create instant stars.
"But it's all so fast-paced and manufactured that the kids aren't prepared. And if we're relying on talent shows to produce our stars, we won't have music that endures. We won't have bands like Pink Floyd that have lasted for a quarter of a century."