1. Become THE competition for your favourite band’s current groupies. Show up at all the shows and watering holes to get into their inner circle. Stock up on loads of Red Bull and coffee, you’re bound to be up for a while.
2. Wear a business suit every time you go to the club to convince drunken groupies that you are someone’s agent in order to get the dirt on hookups and drug use.
3. Manage a cover band of your favorite REAL Band. Try and book gigs at their old stomping grounds/similar cities so you can “by chance” run into them and buy them a drink for old times’ sake….perfect time to ask them about their up-and-coming tour.
4. Buy a digital camera and run with the “TMZ Pack of Paparazzi Wolves” and start throwing out questions related to the article you wanted to write.
5. Become part of the “Scene’s Celebrity Protection Team” escorting celebrities to their cars away from the evil clutches of the paparazzi. While escorting Megan Fox, Lindsay Lohan or Kathy Griffin to safety – you would be close enough to ask the burning question, just watch out for your old paparazzi buddies who might shank you for crossing over to the other side and ruining their shot….seriously
6. Get a YouTube account and start your own talk show pretending to interview your friends who resemble certain pop culture entertainment figures. Who knows? Maybe one day their famous look-a-like will stumble across the “mock-umentary” and want to have a one-on-one interview with you to set the story straight.
7. Watch E!, “Access Hollywood,” or other talk shows to imitate your favorite entertainment figures voice perfectly so that you sound like them. Call up their agent to schedule a lunch meeting and before they call the cops to have you arrested for stalking, start shouting your questions at them.
8. Learn the tried and true method of how to swipe a BlackBerry phone out of the pocket of a celebrity’s skinny jeans. Let’s be honest – a celebrity’s BlackBerry holds all their deepest darkest secrets, A-lister’s unlisted numbers and of course, the ever popular nude pic. Easy score.
9. Start blogging about your favorite celebrities and hope that people like you more than Perez Hilton or Dlisted…
And finally…..*DRUMROLL*
10. Get a degree in Broadcast Communication and work harder than everyone else till you reach the top…but eh – the other nine are a lot more fun!
10 Ways to Be an Entertainment Reporter