"Why doesn't Britney Spears have a Salieri to her Mozart?"

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I think it's about time the general public recognised that the pop stars of our day and age are, in fact, very much comparable to the composers of old. You know the ones I'm talking about; those old dead white guys in wigs. Like Mozart. Now, seriously, you can't tell me that Britney Spears isn't the modern day Mozart. After all, they both wrote music - to some extent - commisioned by people with power and wealth. Mozart had the Emperor Joseph; Britney has Sony. They both have had substance abuse problems, although Britney's isn't publicised (I have my sources).

OK, so there are differences too. Mozart will be remembered for as long as human beings care to exist on this planet. Britney...well, let's just say it's no secret her star is fading. And, yeah, Britney has been married a few times already, whereas Mozart was married only once, to Constanze. Of course, he wasn't faithful and very likely contracted syphilis from multiple ladies of the night. Britney arguably is more faithful than that. Arguably.

So, what I'm really saying is, since she is today's analog to Mozart, why doesn't Britney Spears have a Salieri, a rival who is trying his best to bring about the genius' downfall? It seems that while Mozart was constantly blocked by Salieri and even driven more sick and mad than he already was by his cruel and unusual anonymous behaviour, Britney has managed in the music world without such a jealous rival. And I'm wondering why. Is her genius not as comparable to Mozart's as I previously thought? Have times changed so much since the late 18th century? Are jealous rivals a relic from a time long ago? These are questions for the scholars, of course. But it makes you wonder.

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