USA Today music critic Steve Jones took part in an online chat Tuesday (June 21), where he was asked about the hopes for Kelly Rowland or Michelle Williams to have successful solo careers following the announcement that Destiny’s Child are breaking up. “Michelle has gotten a foothold as a gospel singer and I don’t see any reason why she can’t make a go of it in that genre,” Jones said. “Kelly may be in a more difficult position. She’s already had a big pop hit, but her album only did okay. She’d probably never approach Beyonce’s level, or necessarily repeat Destiny’s success. But, under the right conditions, she’s likeable enough to keep her career going.”

The transcript at usatoday.com has since been removed.

Contributed anonymously:

Why on earth is Michelle Williams in Destiny’s Child? I would like someone to help me understand what I never understood. Its been years and compared to Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland her dancing doesn’t measure up, her looks don’t measure up, her singing (isn’t bad but) doesn’t measure up, her confidence doesn’t measure up and I don’t see anything special or interesting enough about her for her to be thrust in to the lime light with the likes of Kelly and Beyonce. She is the eye sore of the DC experience over all. I am not trying to offend Michelle fans but every time I see a Destiny’s Child video or performance, Michelle falls short. She always makes me role my eyes. Had she auditioned for Diddy’s Making The Band, she never would have made it. So how did she get in to a group of THAT magnitude? Surely they didn’t hold auditions. They probably looked for someone they could run over and still not hear a peep from.

Contributed Anonymously:

It is evident that now that Beyonce Knowles has experienced the fringe benefits of being a solo star, the other members of Destiny’s Child have been hung out to dry. Their latest album ‘Destiny Fulfilled’, rather than re-instating the trio as a force to be reckoned with, it leaves the public with a sour taste in their mouths for having fallen for them in the first place. Could it be that this is the same group that put out the classic album ‘Survivor’, or better yet, was ‘Survivor’ even that good, or were we all just entranced by this trio at the time? They’ve often been compared to another infamous trio of girls in the R&B industry, for those of you living under a rock, that group would be TLC. TLC though never put out an album during the time that they were around that would compare to the poor quality of ‘Destiny Fulfilled’. It’s true that 3D was not a best-seller, but that is due in part to the fact that one of their members had passed away shortly before and was not featured on more than half of the album. On the other hand, you could lose Kelly or Michelle at any time and you wouldn’t even know the difference, because Destiny’s Child in essence is Beyonce and her backup singers. A girl group that promised so much from the beginning, which quickly became engulfed in the drama of the entertainment industry is now defunct. Everyone pay their respects.

Destiny’s Child RIP.

Written By: SxyLatinThug 2/4/05