Originally Posted by Walleris (Post 1225968)

The degree to which a lot of fans care about Jon's looks is I think the reason why he (rightfully) believes he can still keep going and get away with how he sounds these days. Yuck.

Originally Posted by Becky (Post 1225988)

I think the power of Jon's appearance is vastly over estimated. Do you really think people shell out an average of $150 or so a ticket to look at him? Unless you have great seats, you might as well be looking at an ant on a runway. If someone wants to look at him, they can get a better view looking at pictures or videos online.



I think many of you underestimate the power of the songs. The audience had emotional connections to the songs formed over a period of decades. I mean, who doesn't go back in time when they hear a certain song? You attach music to memories of people and events and it's the songs that you are there for. It seems to me that many of you want to write off Jon as nothing but a pretty face. It's not a pretty face that wrote/cowrote the soundtrack of my life. Well, that's my take on it.

Originally Posted by Lucky0003 (Post 1226015)

Since he keeps going, even with his vocal struggles, I have to wonder if he does think since he's not "the fat Elvis" that he's doing okay.