"...musicians and composers are usually quite ordinary people with special gifts." Right. It's not only musicians and composers but I'd suggest that many great

"...musicians and composers are usually quite ordinary people with special gifts." Right. It's not only musicians and composers but I'd suggest that many great and famous people have stains on their characters that 'proper' society would rather disdain or not know about. For example, Einstein's personal life was anything but harmonious given his misogynistic treatment of his wife and others. Despite the fact that we're likely not to agree with the way he conducted his personal life, those facts do not lessen any objective analysis of his scientific works. https://medium.com/@editors_91459/turns-out-einstein-was-a-cold-hearted-misogynist-who-attempted-to-control-his-wifes-every-move-c3f1ff70bf8c https://medium.com/@editors_91459/turns-out-einstein-was-a-c... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/06/13/albert-einstein-decried-racism-in-america-his-diaries-reveal-a-xenophobic-misogynistic-side/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/06/13...