Why Chris Botti isn’t a fan of YouTube

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Chris Botti (Publicity photo)Chris Botti's performances may be found on YouTube, but the renowned trumpeter, who performs tonight at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila, has a different view of young musicians or singers using the Internet.

"When you go to the Internet, it gives an illusion to young persons that they are close [to] being pop stars," said Chris.
He thinks that the rise of so-called YouTube sensations, whose standard for "making it" is measured in hits and shares, has stunted the pursuit of craft.
'This generation is in trouble'
"I think this generation is in real, real trouble. And the reason is that they lack the appetite for discipline and repetition, and isolation. Isolation, meaning if you're going to be a great golfer like Tiger Woods, you have to go out there and swing that golf club over and over and over again," Chris pointed out.
He added that because of the Internet, kids think that "stardom" will happen overnight.
"It doesn't happen overnight," he remarked. "And