>she could be a pop star if she wanted.
>she's been bent on only doing what she feels like for a long
>time now.

she can't write Pop. and that's fine.

i think most of the ppl listed in this post don't have what it takes to be mainstream stars. so they didn't exactly make a 'choice' not to be mainstream. and several of them actually tried it and didn't make it and then kept on keeping on anyway. that's not exactly walking away from mainstream success.

anyway, Meshell didn't walk away from mainstream success. she never really had it. and she's not that type of entertainer - which is just fine. no shade.