The separation between the artist and his music.

edwardc77 · 04-12-2013, 11:20 AM

Here’s my question for you guys…suppose that you really like an artist, you like his songs, you bought all his albums, and you listen to his music every day and so on….
Then you discover that this person who you admire so much has extreme views regarding race or politics (he's a racist) or that he will be convicted for a serious crime like rape or murder.
What would you do?
Would you keep on enjoying his music even if you knew that he is “bad person", thus separating his music from his behavior.
But wouldn’t this be like accepting a double standard?
Do artists deserve a special treatment?
Here's an example: If found out that my neighbor was a child molester, I would completely despise him, but since Michael Jackson is so talented I will still listen and enjoy his music regardless of his conduct....Would that be ok to do?

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edwardc77 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Italy Posts: 128	The separation between the artist and his music. Here’s my question for you guys…suppose that you really like an artist, you like his songs, you bought all his albums, and you listen to his music every day and so on…. Then you discover that this person who you admire so much has extreme views regarding race or politics (he's a racist) or that he will be convicted for a serious crime like rape or murder. What would you do? Would you keep on enjoying his music even if you knew that he is “bad person", thus separating his music from his behavior. But wouldn’t this be like accepting a double standard? Do artists deserve a special treatment? Here's an example: If found out that my neighbor was a child molester, I would completely despise him, but since Michael Jackson is so talented I will still listen and enjoy his music regardless of his conduct....Would that be ok to do? __________________ Thought he lost everything then he lost a whole lot more.... Last edited by edwardc77; 04-12-2013 at 11:29 AM.