Firstly, Richard Dyer's star theory is the idea that institutions for their financial gain manufacture icons and celebrities. He also believes that stars are constructed to represent 'real people' experiencing real emotions. Stars are manufactured by the music industry to serve a purpose and to initially make money out of the audience CONSTRUCT: Stars are artificial images constructed by the media and the representations that media portrays and feeds to the audience. This includes magazines, films, advertising or shows. Every time, the media can construct particular image of a star and use this to their advantage. Therefore, the audience never really meets the real star, however as a viewer, we want to believe that the representation/ construction is the real person, even if often that is not the case. This picture is a prime example of Liam Gallagher wearing unique clothing to gain attention and publicity. It could also be said that Oasis have single-...
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