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Similar to the recent question about artists where you can successfully separate them from their art. Are there any artists who did something so horrible, so despicable, that it has instantly invalidated all art that they have had any part in?

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[-] original2@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago
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[-] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bono. U2 is pretty mediocre to begin with, but with that asshole in front singing Id rather listen to Miley Cyrus.

[-] mysoulishome@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What did he do? And what’s wrong with Miley Cyrus?

[-] bugieman@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I'd almost say it's the opposite... U2 is a decent band, but nothing too special. Bono has a strong reputation as a philanthropist doing good for the worlds charities.

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[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Foo Fighters used to be real down with the whole AIDS denialism, even financially supporting it.

I know David Grohl is an internet sweetheart, but every time I see anything Foo related, I just immediately wonder how many people died pointless and preventable deaths because they believed the denialism Foo Fighters pushed.

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[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
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[-] Aurix@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Rammstein is terrible. Clear cut allegations of systematic exploitation and lawyers who tried to silence big newspapers.

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[-] TheSpermWhale@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I certainly won’t listen to Gary Glitter’s music

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[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't say the horribleness of a person is ever something that makes someone inseparable from their art. The art and the person just don't necessitate each other. That said, I'm pretty sure someone might make a case for Nero, he burnt people on living candles and called it "art" and would lock people in concerts to hear him perform (if we assume the historical records are true). Relatedly, Saddam Hussein wrote a lot of fanfiction about defeating America with negative undertones that would make a Wattpad writer cringe.

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