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CrazyEyeJoe · 1895 days ago · link · · parent · post: Several women say Ryan Adams offered to jumpstart their music careers, then pursued them sexually and in some cases retaliated when they spurned him.
Honestly, a lot of artists were bad people. I find it ridiculous that I'm supposed to stop consuming someone's art just because they're an asshole. Just because I enjoy the art doesn't mean I endorse their behaviour. Miles Davis beat his lovers. Picasso was constantly cheating on his wives. I'm sure I could find countless examples if I went looking. Should we just burn all their contributions now? Come on. It's possible, and desirable, to be able to separate between different aspects of the same thing. Artists don't have to be Gods.