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He was, and quite a prominent one as well. While it low-key bugs me, I decided I won’t let it destroy the beauty of his art for me. In general, it’s better no
by brtkdotse 6y ago
He was, and quite a prominent one as well. While it low-key bugs me, I decided I won’t let it destroy the beauty of his art for me.
In general, it’s better not to dig into the personal lives of people you look up to, because chances are we’re attributing all sorts of virtues to them based on their work, while they’re - just like all of us - humans with flaws and dark nooks. John Lennon, for example, beat his first wife.
- jacquesm 6y agoSeconded. Scientology is pretty good at corrupting people, and has quite a few prominent people in their ranks. John Travolta, Chick Corea, Tom Cruise, Isaac Hayes. Pretty sad in a way.
- officemonkey 6y agoCorea's touring group was all sourced from Scientologists. It allowed him and the church to manipulate his staff. A colleague of mine helped on an overseas tour and accidentally incurred a $18,000 cell phone bill (international roaming charges out the wazoo.) They dumped her when she complained, and found another church member to fill in. An actual tour manager would have cost more money and would have had a contract to get expenses like that paid.
- jacquesm 6y agoWhat a pity that such a talent should have a shadow hanging over him.
- officemonkey 6y agoLike most Scientology celebs, he was carefully taken care of by the church. I doubt he was ever aware of how shitty they treated his staff.
- jacquesm 6y agoNext to impossible, but maybe.
- TurboHaskal 6y agoIt doesn't surprise me much. I knew nothing about the guy, but watched the one hour video that is hosted in his website, and it seems as if he couldn't really explain what music is, nor how he produced it, in an intelligible way. As talented as he was, my early impression is that he didn't possess a very rational mind.
- TurboHaskal 6y agoDown-voters may want to explain what is rational about "conveying feelings" and "bringing out the personality of the instrument player". Not that you can. A rational person just doesn't join scientology to begin with.
- anaerobicover 6y agoMagnificent musical skills are rare; strong verbal ability is also rare; the combination must be even more rare. Not everybody who's good at doing something is good at explaining it. Or, as it's been put by other artists with a bit of pith: "If I could tell you what it meant, there would be no point in dancing it." -- Isadora Duncan "Talking about art is like dancing about architecture." -- Laurie Anderson
- SkyMarshal 6y ago>In general, it’s better not to dig into the personal lives of people you look up to, because chances are we’re attributing all sorts of virtues to them based on their work, while they’re - just like all of us - humans with flaws and dark nooks. I'm actually an advocate of doing just that. Less idolization, less focus on the person, and more focus on learning from their work and results.
- brtkdotse 6y agoI don’t know. An (not well known) artist took his life and allegations about child abuse came up. I now have a hard time enjoying his music.