You know how I am when I get pissed and people talk shit abotu Vanessa, so here is a copy of the letter I sent to YM in reference to what was printed.
Mike
22
Male
Closter, NJ
This letter is in response to:
LOATHE - VANESSA CARLTON
Everything about her irks me- all her songs sound the same and she has a skeevy older boyfriend. (he's 38, she's 22, eek). Then there's her Michelle Branch complex. We think Vanessa cut her bangs so people would stop confusing the two of them. I'm baffled that people can't remember that Michelle's the one who's not annoying.
Where do you get off even printing something like that. Your editor must have some set of balls over there. # 1 all her songs DO NOT sound the same. If you've ever listened to the album which i doubt you have since you have no class in music genre what-so-ever, you'll notice there is a certain aspect of her music and highs and lows in her music. Songs such as A Thousand Miles and Wanted sound nothing alike, and please, please tell me what Pretty Baby sounds like on the album, cause i'm stumped over here. # 2 So what if her boyfriend is 38, atleast she has someone that knows a lot about the industry and can help her along. # 3 Vanessa Carlton and Michelle Branch are 2 DIFFERENT people, the sooner all of you idiots realize this the better off you'll be. One plays guitar the other one plays piano. They are each two different looking people, and about Vanessa cutting her bangs so what, you people sit there and critique her like you have nothing else better to do with your time. If your really that bored, I can think of a bunch of things you can do that put down people who are more talented than you'll ever be. # 4 In reference to the annoying comment, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I think it was annoying that i actually had to sit there and read that garbage that you printed, or how it's even more annoying how you suck and squander teens into buying your magazine. In closing this letter is my voiced opinion, I stand by everything I have stated above and think you should give Vanessa a lot more credit than you give her, cause the last time I checked, the ratio of musicians who WRITE, SING, and ORCHESTRATE their OWN MUSIC was quite slim
Sincerely
Michael Wassuta
