I used to sit in my bathroom, pretending it was a huge studio. I'd glare straight into the mirror, imagining dozens of cameras focused on me as I was interviewed by the greatest media outlets of the world.I would dream about venturing back to Oak Park, Ill., and telling Access Hollywood how this was the street where I kicked Randy's ass after he called me a fat tub of lard, or how I was kissed by Jenny for the first time at this house, back when I was a nerdy high school loser. Then I would look up at puffy clouded blue sky and say, "If they could only see me now."
Why did I want to be a celebrity? Society told me to be, and still does. If you want to succeed in the world, you have to be a celebrity. You have to be famous.
Most of us, at one time or another, dreamed about being famous. We wondered what the life of a rock star was like. We wondered how it felt to march out of the dugout of Wrigley Field and hear nothing but your name chanted over a crowd of red and blue.
We want to touch celebrity. That is why we sop about certain celebrities' every move. You know Ben and J.Lo's every step, yet you can't name the nine candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. Just like the majority of people locked into our generation, I wanted to be a rock star, not the president.
Fortunately, you won't find gossip in Lumino Magazine. You will find information relevant to you. Instead of giving you stories about Brad and Jen's last kiss, we will tell you why love exists between two people, celebrity or otherwise. Lumino will go deep into the souls of people. For the people, by the people, about the people. How they got there. Why they got there. What challenges they faced when trying to get there. Remember: Means are better than ends.
Lumino will take you behind celebrity and show you the means. It will remove masks to reveal the former average people who just happened to find fame.
So, instead of wanting to be Keith Richards, I want to just be me.
