Lily Allen Blasts Sexist Music Industry
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OUTSPOKEN Lily Allen has branded the music industry “sexist” — because female singers are rarely taken seriously.
The Smile hitmaker says ladies are forced to work hard for success while men are given an easy ride.
“It’s more about being a young female, because I think that men can get away with things,” she said. “Being a 30-year-old young man, you can get away with more than being a 30-year-old young woman. Within a professional environment I don’t think that you can get away with as much being a woman as you can being a man.
“I think that people assume that with people like Duffy and Adele and me and Amy Winehouse that we are puppets being run by some men and some big, more powerful men in the background, whereas I don’t think people would think the same about Paolo Nutini and James Morrison, you know, quite frankly, you know.
“The sort of legalities and stuff have come a long way in that sense, but there’s definitely an undertone of sexism that exists everywhere.”
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