Check out the article yourself here! Harry Styles' New Direction Rolling Stone is a news source that writes articles and gives updates on a wide range of topics, from politics to music. My first blog post, will be focusing on the music aspects of this news source. As Rolling Stone is known for its music coverage, I figured this would be an appropriate first start. So, this post will be covering the interview conducted and the article written about Harry Styles. The writer of this article, Cameron Crowe was tasked with writing about Harry Styles after his journey in the band 'One Direction', or '1D'. He writes about a 'new' Harry Styles to hopefully persuade the audience to see the new, more mysterious, and more honest Harry the fans did not get the chance to see during his time in the band. Harry Styles is known as a world wide sensation and a heart throb from his time in One Direction, as they sold out arenas that held 80,000 people and became the biggest band world wide. Their success was impossible not to recognize. But after? That is what this article is hoping to give more insight on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The author uses a large amount of formal diction when describing Harry himself, or the situations and surroundings he is being interviewed in. Crowe uses this formal writing to give off the effect that Styles is mysterious, honest, and should be seen as a serious musician. This is present when he uses phrases such as "it was a search for a new identity' (Crowe) when describing what Harry's new path was about. By trying to portray him this way, it is supposed to convey that he's done with his boy-band years. When quoting Harry himself, or describing him, they give him a more adult and excited tone, and that was also present in the way he answered Crowe's questions. He responded with more adult language-something he would not have been able to do in the band- and used more excited wording as well to show he was passionate and serious about his music. Crowe attempts to create an emotional attachment between Harry and the intended audience, who are his fans. By using formal diction that is descriptive of Harry's mannerisms's, looks, and thinking it creates a more intimate feeling and gives the fans what they are looking for. By using "the layers began to slip away" when talking about having an intimate interview with Harry, it allows the reader to feel included in this 'secret' as well. Or, when adding the descriptive diction of "a seriously cheerful smile" (Crowe) it paints the image of Harry the audience craves to see and let's them see essentially, the Harry no one had the chance to meet during One Direction. The author included other rhetorical devices to help his claim of the new Harry and new path he had. He utilizes multiple instances of imagery to connect the readers to the article and to Styles. He includes "A lanky guy in a wool hat, overcoat and jogging pants, hands thrust deep into his pockets. Harry Styles had a lot on his mind" (Crowe.) By writing this, it describes Harry in a way that fans have never known before, and softly pushes the claim that this Harry is different from the one the audience once knew. In addition to this, the author appeals to pathos when he writes about Harry Styles' reaction to talking about his parent's divorce. He shows Harry becoming slightly upset, which pulls at the audience's heartstrings when he added "His eyes moisten a little, but unlike the young man who wept over an early bout with Internet criticism... Styles tonight knocks back the sentiment" (Crowe). The author's tone was very candid, as he described Harry, his past achievements, and all he is doing now. By appealing to a candid tone, it helped the argument come across more clearly; the argument that Harry is very honest in this article about his past and future, and is very unreserved. He creates this tone by including a truthful tone even in small details or statements about his path. This includes: "It was in a London studio in late 2014 that Styles first brought up the idea of One Direction taking a break" Crowe). By including this very straightforward, truthful point, it shows the candid tone and gives across the author's view of how the 'new' Harry is great, and that this path is better than his run with 1D. The author's overall purpose is to tell the audience of Harry Styles' new journey in his career and to show people how he should be considered a serious artist. This article represents the large part of the music coverage Rolling Stone reports and Crowe's writing adds to this, especially since this was a breakthrough article on Harry Styles' upcoming and anticipated solo career. This purpose to inform about his new path and to persuade the audience to see him as serious, professional artist has some worth. It helps to give Harry Styles recognition for his upcoming career. It also gave the intended audience of the fans a more in depth look at his life and thoughts, which gives the audience something to look forward to and to feel content about. This purpose is shown directly in the text where it talks about his time in Jamaica and experiences writing his album there.
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