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Old 11-24-2014, 01:16 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frownland View Post
I think to be famous you have to do iconic things to a certain degree. Whether it's as iconic as some other moments is a matter of opinion. It's well documented in this thread that we see it differently so I'm going to stick to my famous=iconic opinion. Note that I did take it beyond just being famous by saying that they keep their household name status even when they're not plastered all over the media like Santana or Ozzy.


My point is, not every famous person will become an Icon like your definition implies.

It takes more than that. I understand that we all have different definitions but its just kinda generic to just say a famous person=an Icon.
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