matters of hate

I've never known a child prodigy along the line of a young Christina Aguilera. Since JonBenet became famous as a result of a brutal crime, it is hard to guess if prior she was once perceived as some kind of prodigy too. I am quite taken back by the hate and violence Aguilera's family apparently experienced while Christina was growing up - because of Christina's gift of voice. Sure, there are various flavors of competitive jealousies but I've never heard of such a thing, a family run out of their neighborhood, hated for a child's God given talent - -


Queen Christina: Christina Aguilera Marie Claire Interview
Posted at Rouge

"Christina Aguilera’s 22-month-old son, Max, is giving me a guided tour of their Beverly Hills home—

...Growing up, Aguilera was such a bigvoiced prodigy—the voice of Etta James trapped in the body of JonBenét Ramsey, with slightly less makeup—that kids mocked her mercilessly, threatened her mother, slashed the family’s car tires. (Eventually, the family had to move.) Not only did she have incongruous technical gifts, but she also brought to the music she sang a kind of heartbreak well beyond her years....[...read more]