Do you care if an artist is a d*ck?

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Celina

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As much as I enjoy the music and try not to worry about the musicians person lives and personalities, it does bother me if I go to a show and the artist is in any way offensive towarRAB the audience.
 
but don't you see it's helping to make them stronger in the event that a REAL rapist rapes them :laughing:

''At his funeral, Allin's bloated, discolored* corpse was dressed in his black leather jacket and trademark jock strap. He had a bottle of Jim Beam beside him in his casket, as per his wishes (openly stated in his self-penned acoustic country ballad, "When I Die")''

lol. he lives on through springer

*discoloured
 
I heard a story about Ryan Adams. He was playing a gig (cant remeraber where exactly), and he asked the crowd for a suggestion on which song to play next, and someone shouted out 'Summer Of 69' (which I thought was quite funny), however Mr.Adams did not and had the guy thrown out and his ticket refunded. But I still like his music;I dont understand anybody who says they dont like somebodys music because of things they have done in other situations.
Another example I have (this is pretty erabarassing but...) is Oasis. I used to be really into them when I was back in High School 2 or years ago but obviously I hate Liam Gallagher & more recentley Noel Gallagher, just because of their attitudes that they are 'the best' etc etc but it didnt affect me when I listened to their music. I have sinced 'grown out' of Oasis and realise now that their lyrics mean sod all, that Noel Gallagher is 'not' a genious and that basically they are just crap.(I realised this when somebody introduced me to Neil Young).
 
You couldnt be more right if you tried. I used to like Oasis when I was younger as well but have always thought the Gallaghers were a couple of knobenRAB- think just because they had a couple of hit albums that they are the best. I suppose the music,tunewise, isnt bad. But as for the lyrics- total bollocks.



Obviously there is a sense of characterisation to it but I totally agree with what your saying.
Anyone who doesnt, I would say they have a false perception of music. (which I think the vast majority on here would agree)
 
I use to let it not bother me, but over the years I've started to change that idea. There are certain banRAB like Mayhem, which I just refuse to listen to or buy their music or even download it because of my hatred towarRAB Varg Vikernes. Another example is The Smashing Pumpkins. Back when I was 16 I use to be a huge SP fan and I was also aware of Billy Corgan's monstrous ego. Whenever I listened to them I had this little doubt in the back of my mind, a little guilty doubt and anger that I'm worshiping this man even though he's a huge douche. One of the things that I like about listening almost exclusively to underground music is that the artists are too small to really have gotten that ego boost, or if they do and are douche bags the media doesn't ever really talk about it so I'm left blissfully ignorant, which I can live with.
 
i want to say it doesn't matter to me but it does somewhat.
i loved nirvana until i saw kurt having contempt for his audience. i immediately threw all their discs in the trash.

back when G & R was new, i thought they would be the next ac/dc. then i saw them in philly with aerosmith. all axl did was whine and complain. he was such a ninny i actually rejoiced at seeing him get punched in the face. i never bought another one of their discs after that.
 
I mean some people i talk to say a band sucks cause their singer's a douchebag or something. what do you guys think?

IMO, if they can make good music, i don't mind if they're just A-Holes.
 
Any rock star is a potential ass. Look at what they do for a living, I mean the "rock" image is "it's my way or the highway" basically. But some are pretty swell guys.
 
I've never really understood this viewpoint.

Does how the artist perform not matter? Would you pay to see someone who just stares at their feet for the entire gig and who puts no effort into it at all?

Does what they write in songs not matter? Do you really want to sit through an album of 15 songs with nothing but spoilt self indulgent whining?
 
I have heard people say they don't like this artist or that artist cause they are to political. Don't matter to me. Though it would be nice if they left their political views at home. The same way the audience does. We go to hear music not politics.
 
Hell yeah! So would I. I'd continue to have publicists failing and quitting because they couldn't handle my requests. Only the best for Jess.
 
It doesn't really effect me on the large scale... With local banRAB, sure, if it is doucheville, I will generally avoid them. But it's just the lifestyle sometimes I guess.

One of my favourite musicians ever, Mingus, was apparently one of the most aggressive wankers ever, getting into random fights, getting arrested before sets and then being released to do that set, etc etc. Doesn't make him a worse musician, and unless I know him personally, I don't know how being a twat really effects me.
 
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