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Cool or pathetic to follow your favorite musicians on twitter? I'm just throwing this question out there. In this age where people can't get enough of their celebrities, I'm asking, should you cut back a bit? Do you really need to know every action that your favorite band member is taking? Here's the way I look at it – if you are using twitter to stay informed about press releases and touring updates from your favorite band(s) then that is great. However if you are one of the many who is trying to live vicariously through a celebrity via twitter and other celeb news services, you might want to cut back a bit.

I am from the rare school of thought which suggests that you should not deify any one person. I see so many people put celebrities and musicians up on a pedestal.

Anyway if you are going to follow your favorite musician on Twitter, be sure that you are actually following the legit person. There are an astonishing number of fake twitter accounts being used to mess with people.

If you want to find your favorite band / musician's twitter name, check out this page

http://blog.musicnotes.com/2009/01/15/follow-this-list-of-your-favorite-musicians-and-bands-on-twitter/

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