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Is Susan Boyle being poorly managed?

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NIALL O'DOWD
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IrishCentral.com Publisher
Published Saturday, January 16, 2010, 8:39 AM
Updated Saturday, January 16, 2010, 8:45 AM
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Susan Boyle is under enormous pressures.
Susan Boyle is under enormous pressures.

"A source close to Miss Boyle said she felt she was being pulled in different directions by her managers – Andy Stephens, who used to work with George Michael, U2's former accountant Ossie Kilkenny and one of her nieces, Kirsty.

"The source added: “No wonder Susan may be a bit frazzled – it's all a bit too much to take in.”

This above quote is from The Daily Mail, which is usually accurate enough in their sourcing of stories.

If this is the case then I'm very much afraid that Susan Boyle is not in good hands.

The incident at London Airport this week reflects badly on everyone. Clearly Susan is under enormous stress and pressure, zigzagging the globe: Japan on New Year's, appearances in Britain, now back to America and so on. This may simply be too much pressure on her.

The expectations are enormous and increasingly unfair. She has delivered to her management and backers and then some. It hardly seems the decent thing to have her flying from pillar to post to achieve precisely what? A few more record sales?

Susan clearly has issues, anyone catapulted to worldwide fame from anonymity a year ago inevitably would have.  She has extra pressures because of a sheltered life and learning disabilities as a child. Exposing her full blast to world media scrutiny and a hectic travel schedule is not advisable.

This is no time to be showcasing her all over the world. What will her backers gain if she is unable to cope with all the demands on her?

Irish singer Enya is a worldwide phenomenon yet rarely leaves her Irish home. Her extraordinary voice carries her success. Susan Boyle could be a very similar phenomenon.

Personally I don't care if she never appears on this side of the water again, as long as her extraordinary voice continues to captivate in the years ahead. In Susan's case it is now clear that less is more. Management needs to learn that message.

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Posted by polison on Jan 30, 2010, 12:49 AM EST
I agree with Niall that Susan is not properly managed. Her home was invaded not once but twice. Simon Cowell offered her free holiday after stalker shock as a way to repair damage.
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Posted by lovemusic on Jan 17, 2010, 02:33 PM EST
GillianX ~ The personal accounts that you posted on here are what started this whole firestorm of negative press for Susan. What purpose does it serve to propogate this smut? Those are the opinions and perceptions of individuals who do not have Susan's best interests at heart. I'm not trying to cover up the truth, but consider the fact that the poster on the BA forum began his posts with the statement, "that b**** Susan Boyle" and what can you conclude about his ensuing statements? Is there going to be any truth? Any compassion? Any sense of humor? Anything positive at all?? I don't think so. AND you are making a big deal of ONE person's opinion of Susan's laugh??? How ludicrous is that???!!! As I previously posted, Susan's team has issued a brief statement concerning the "incident" at the airport, as follows: "Although the situation happened, it was taken completely out of context and blown out of proportion. Susan was joking and entertaining various passengers who were awaiting flights, singing, joking and laughing. There was no breakdown or anything remotely like that." http://forum.susan-boyle.com/175962-post29.html I think someone in that BA VIP Lounge was seriously lacking a sense of humor!
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Posted by SusaBawesome! on Jan 17, 2010, 01:42 PM EST
O'DOWD your January 17th updated version of this story is no more true than this version. You have joined the Daily Mail in another way by only allowing comments that sing your praises and restore you to a truth teller in their eyes. Irish Central is nothing more than a gossip column just like the British Tabloids that has to censor its readers to save face with themselves. You degraded Susan Boyle is this article and writing an article that favors her the next day that still has no credible sources does not change that.
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Posted by cherokeehippie on Jan 17, 2010, 12:36 PM EST
This is what I posted at Susan's official website forum..a message to Susan!...but I thought others would like to see it, too! HI Susan!!! I love you and just want to say keep on being your beautiful self!!! I LOVE you for being YOU!!! Don’t let anyone try to change you!!! Don’t take nae cr*p from any fuddy duddy stick in the mud lemon sucking negative stuffy types out there!!! Keep on being that beautiful butterfly that won’t be hemmed in!!! (if the story is true about you being angry at a PA for this…) I would have done the same thing if I had a PA tell me I need to lose weight! I would have told them to “F” off, too!! Susan, don’t let them break you. Go at it! Girl!!! I love you just the way you are!!!! Don’t let them change you!!! (I have similar background as you..born with slight disability, too) We are not retards and we won’t put up with their condescending garbage!! ANd those fuddyduddies ...if they can’t tell that you was just having innocent fun with the mop, then they can go suck on lemons!
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Posted by LuckyLil on Jan 17, 2010, 12:25 PM EST
I am very upset at the British media for causing so much drama. When she was to appear on BGT, they hounded her every move reporting she was cursing and calling for her cat Pebbles, they just would not leave her alone. Then she came to N.Y. and they reported that she was sucking her thumb and crying. What they didn't report was that she had just received a quilt that was put together specially for her by people from 28 different nations. This really overwhelmed her. Then she had an interview with her fans and said she would be taking "baby steps" and then illustrated how babies suck their thumbs. This was left out of the tabloid edition. Now I am sure she was only trying to have some fun while she was waiting for her plane, I believe this was blown way out of proportion again by the British media. I hope to God they are not trying to push her over the edge. Why have they not learned from the death of Princess Diana?
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Posted by chrisindc on Jan 17, 2010, 12:12 PM EST
Important to note that she was asked to sing by other passengers waiting, and that they joined in on the fun. I don't recall such outrage, shock and censure over others such as Robin Williams/Jim Carrey/Jerry Lewis etc... And she got back in the guys face that rudely told them to stop. Hardly a cause for such concern.


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