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Thread #23551 Message #262242
Posted By: dwditty
21-Jul-00 - 01:32 PM
Thread Name: BS: Does the musician's character matter?
Subject: RE: BS: Does the musician's character matter?
First off, that a person may or may not use drugs or alcohol or cigarettes does not necessarily, in my book, determine whether or not they are of good character - they're judgement may be in question, but they may be fine people. But that's me. We all have personal lines drawn as to what constitutes character. I have to say that I can't think of any songs that I like by anyone I consider really evil - and I put pedophilia in that category. So I would say "yes" I think our understanding of the person's character does effect how we hear the music. This does not mean that music that I do not like is necessarily put out by a bad person - take Neil Diamond, for example. Probably a perfrectly nice guy, but....
Now I have to leave immediately and go listen to that Paul Brady version again.
dw