Speaking of obnoxious… where do we draw the line for an entertainer? Celebrities often complain about the invasion of privacy. Don’t get me wrong, it’s horrible to be bombarded by cameras and stalkers everywhere you go. But as a celebrity, aren’t you more than just a singer or an actor? Perhaps they’d be happier thinking of themselves as a marketable product… Building a brand name, if you will.

Which brings be back to the Gallaghers. Yes, they’re obnoxious, but they’ve definitely got something figured out. It’s their jobs as entertainers to amuse their fans. Is it sad that two thirty-somethings with children can’t stay out of the papers because they keep pummeling each other? Yes, but it’s hilarious, isn’t it? You read their interviews and think, “These guys can’t possibly be real,” but that’s the point. I’ll bet that at the end of day, they’re just a couple of normal guys with normals lives and a few extra million dollars in the bank. But everyday, they get up and go to work. They talk trash to some people, beat each other up, and provide generally inexpensive amusement to thousands, all the while providing fodder for the seemingly millions of tabloids in London. In the process, they move a few units and sell out a couple shows.

I’ll bet that this whole act of keeping up the “Bad Boy” image must be doing a great deal of good for the economy.