Generally I'm able to. I tend to isolate the work of art and view it as it is without thinking about the artist in question. For example I still love Michael Jackson's music to this day.
On the other hand, I cannot fucking stand Phil Anselmo for the life of me ever since seeing the "whites rule" video footage, to the point where I can't stomach Pantera anymore. Dimebag playing a Confederate flag guitar is definitely pretty sus in my book, and it especially creeps me the fuck out when certain YouTube guitar guys go out of their way to fetishize his gear.
I'd like to be proven wrong, but it's kind of like eating chocolate custard during Human Centipede. The damage is already done; the association is wired in there already, and it's not coming back out.
Generally I'm able to. I tend to isolate the work of art and view it as it is without thinking about the artist in question. For example I still love Michael Jackson's music to this day.
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On the other hand, I cannot fucking stand Phil Anselmo for the life of me ever since seeing the "whites rule" video footage, to the point where I can't stomach Pantera anymore. Dimebag playing a Confederate flag guitar is definitely pretty sus in my book, and it especially creeps me the fuck out when certain YouTube guitar guys go out of their way to fetishize his gear.
I'd like to be proven wrong, but it's kind of like eating chocolate custard during Human Centipede. The damage is already done; the association is wired in there already, and it's not coming back out.
Edit: added video link. CW: Nazi bullshit.