Thing is I hate Batio's music and I also know for a fact that he's the kind of egotistical douchebag who picks fights with kids over the internet.
However, he is good at what he does, he's not so much a musician as he is a performer (sometimes there is a difference) and nobody gets to where he is without being good at what he does, which is shredding.
So I have some respect for him on that level, again I think of him as a modern vaudevillian act, he gives people a show, he seems to enjoy it and the people love it. So I have no right to complain.
I think it's possible to f*cking despise a musician while still giving him credit for being talented.
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