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Cult Musician
A cult following refers to a group of Fan (person), fans who are highly dedicated to some person, idea, object, movement, or work, often an artist, in particular a performing artist, or an artwork in some List of art media, medium. The lattermost is often called a cult classic. A film, book, musical artist, television series, or video game, among other things, is said to have a cult following when it has a small but very passionate fandom, fanbase. A common component of cult followings is the emotional attachment the fans have to the object of the cult following, often identifying themselves and other fans as members of a community. Cult followings are also commonly associated with niche markets. Cult media are often associated with Subculture, underground culture, and are considered too :wikt:eccentric, eccentric or anti-establishment to be appreciated by the Public, general public or to be widely commercially successful. Many cult fans express their devotion with a level of irony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan (person)
A fan or fanatic, sometimes also termed an aficionado or enthusiast, is a person who exhibits strong interest or admiration for something or somebody, such as a celebrity, a sport, a sports team, a genre, a politician, a book, a movie, a video game or an entertainer. Collectively, the fans of a particular object or person constitute its fanbase or fandom. They may show their enthusiasm in a variety of ways, such as by promoting the object of their interest, being members of a related fan club, holding or participating in fan conventions or writing fan mail. They may also engage in creative activities ("fan labor") such as creating fanzines, writing fan fiction, making Internet meme, memes or drawing fan art. Etymology Merriam-Webster, the Oxford dictionary and other sources define "fan" as a shortened version of the word ''fanatic''. ''Fanaticism, Fanatic'' itself, introduced into English around 1550, means "marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
