Why do people that get famous sell their soul to the devil?

They don’t sell their soul to the “devil”, they sell their “brand” to their fans, to agents, etc.

It’s a business where a very small percentage of performers actually make it in the industry. You either have IT or you don’t. It’s a lot of luck too .. being in the right place at the right time. Having the right “product” to sell that the public wants.

Just keep working at improving and performing your talent… be the best you can be. That’s all any of us can be.

You don’t have to sell your soul to anyone…

No one has ever sold their soul to the devil, because there is no such thing as a devil. Or a soul.
Here is a documentary on how the devil myth came to be.

James Brown sold his soul (music) to fans of that genre….“am gittin down!”

@dimitri685 check out Robert Johnson

I think your premise is faulty…

It’s not just famous people like celebrities – it can be almost anyone, from your neighbor to the guy down the street to your spouse. We hear more about celebrities because they are famous already.

Of course, you first have to believe that there is a devil to begin with. I don’t believe in the devil any more than I believe in god – which is to say, neither exist.

I do believe that people (generally) make some really bad and imbalanced decision, often because of the promise of fame or money (or both) – but those are internally motivated decisions, in my opinion, and can’t be attributed to some mythical character.

In fact ‘the devil’ is an external excuse that people use for their own purposes to avoid responsibility for their own actions. But that’s another question.

Another way of putting it is that they become disciples of (an) occult organization. Here’s an NPR story on Jay-Z’s occult references. If you Google other stars’ names with “occult” you’ll dig up similar info.

Try the Super Bowl halftime show just for fun.

I don’t like your tone, son! There is absolutely nothing wrong with people selling their souls to me. Most people don’t think they have a soul and don’t believe I exist. So I’m giving them good value for nothing. What are you complaining about?

You don’t expect me to buy all souls, do you? Give me ten good reasons why I should buy yours. I bet you can’t think of any, can you? Truth is, I don’t want your soul. I got people clamoring at my door and every one of them has a soul that’s ten times dirtier and more immoral than yours. You would not believe!

There’s a reason why I own a bit of all those famous people and it’s not something you could ever understand. Sorry Charlie. But keep trying. Maybe one day you, too, can kiss my Madagascar.

Well, if by devil you mean record executives, then it’s probably because most of them have specific sorts of things they wanted promoted, and typically it is not socially uplifting or encouraging of decent pro-social behavior. Yea, I’d call some of them the devil. :P

In the 80’s there were two female musicians. One was clearly more talented but the other took off and became way more successful. I always assumed Madona must have sold her soul to the devil while Cindy Lauper refused.
Then I heard an interview with Madonna where someone asked her why she was so successful. Her answer was, “I work really really hard.” that seemed to make more sense to me.

Because handling fame is a huge burden and most celebrities are not qualified for handling this. Many end up as addicts. At some point they reach a peak. After that they fail to find new projects in their lives.

It’s better not to be famous.

Well, I sold my soul to the devil and I’m still not famous. I tried calling to get a refund, but I was put in voice mail hell.

I am talking spiritual sense here.

And I rather be a Holocaust victim than sell my soul to the devil