"Any pop musician who ever entered the game expecting the pay stability of a company man or the recognition given to a good shortstop deserves all the disappointment of a Mets fan and the sympathy appropriate for, well, a pop star. As the Polish say, you want egg in your beer? Are you listening, pop stars? You get to wake up late and give endlessly self-aggrandizing interviews with language like “We’re just taking it to the next level.” You’re lucky to have running water."