Celebrities Are People Too

Online, May 9, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Elizabeth Isley-Barkley is the daughter of retired Isley Brothers' band member, Rudolph Isley, and she is very proud to carry the family name. Carrying the family name came with a price, a price of putting on transforming for fans, and being idolized by strangers. Elizabeth recalled, "When we were all dressed and ready to go...we all took on this strange attitude...We were no longer our true selves...We dared not sweat or even ... Our makeup was a work of art..."

Fans would stare at her, during concerts, hoping to discover some deep, dark secret anything Elizabeth might reveal. She remembers fans begging to change places with her, people lining up for a touch of, or peek into, her world. Elizabeth believes kids are getting lost in entertainment, idolizing celebrities and people a little too far." She wants to reach fans and teach them not to idolize, but just to admire from afar. Fans don't know the person behind the celebrity; fans only know how person presented in the media. Fans must be careful not to imitate, and obsess over, what is already, an illusion.

As cited by WebMD experts in 2006, "People tend idolize celebrities. They desire to be like them. Many people often think that their lives would better if they [could look] more like this celebrity or look more like that celebrity." (1) Celebrity worship is so widespread; studies are being conducted into fan behavior.

Barkley, who is a pre-kindergarten teacher, wrote a book named, 'One Isley Brothers' Daughter', to "educate fans everywhere that entertainers are 'real people' and can have everyday problems." Elizabeth wanted to show people that "everyone puts their pants on just like everybody else and in the end celebrities are people too." Growing up surrounded by fame, fans always saw performers through rose-colored glasses. Elizabeth saw people with money and the problems that sometimes fans don't see. Her book is a personal journey through her experiences as a child, juggling being a regular kid, and being a celebrity's daughter.

Join Harriet Cammock as she interviews Elizabeth on The Harriet Cammock Show on Wednesday, May 11 at 8 PM, broadcast live, on Blogtalkradio. Harriet is one of the most provocative, refreshing, unforgettable, and charming on-air radio personalities in the Detroit area. See Harriet from May 13 to 15; she will be a guest speaker at the International Urban Cleveland Book Festival, joined by other celebrities, advocates, community leaders, and thousands of book lovers, to increase education to overcome adversity. The events are held at the Richmond Town Square Mall in Richmond Heights, OH. You can see at Harriet on The Authors TV show at theauthorsshow.com all day May 9 and 10.

(1) http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/03/health/webmd/main1366162_page2.shtml

About Harriet Cammock

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About Elizabeth Isley-Barkley

Author | Schoolteacher | Celebrity's Daughter | Entrepreneur | oneisleybrothersdaughter.com

Elizabeth is the author of 'One Isley Brother's Daughter'. She is the daughter of Rudolph Isley.