scubasteve wrote:
Think of your favorite hobby. Are there people involved would you really like or respect? Great artist, musicians, writers, game designers, movie stars, chefs, etc, etc...) Do you know any of them personally? I think it starts with the hobby itself - I enjoy football, baseball and basketball - and then extends to the people involved.
I don't like/dislike most of them on a personal level. I don't know them on a personal level for one thing. I admire and respect what they do/say/write....but that's about it. I'm just as indifferent to the musicians who create music I like and admire as I am to everyone else.
In fact....there's certain artists, muscians, etc.....I dislike quite a bit (from what I know about them) but I still enjoy their creations very much.
The Norwegian black metal musician Varg Vikernes would be a prime example. I absolutely love some his music and his first two "Burzum" albums were amazing IMO.
But Vikernes himself is a convicted murderer, a neo-nazi, a social darwinist and an all-around lowlife IMO in spite of his obvious intelligence and musical talent.