Eyes on Final Fantasy Forums > General > The Lounge > Music vs. Personality

[jrgen]

I couldn't care less about musicians' personalities.

[sephirothishere]

well....yngwie malmsteen is a dickhead....thats for sure...so..i dun really like him that much..whne ya think about becker whos had lou gehrigs disease since he was liek 22....and...cant like do anythin but move his eyes...and he was a decent bloke...so...thats kinda depressin..bu it doesnt really make a difference....but i do know htis one guy..who smurfin loves trivium...and he tries to look exactly liek that lead dude...and he started liftin weights and everythin...its funny...cuz..hes kinda nerdy......hah.haahahahah......hahahah.. ..

[charliepanayi]

It all depends really, for instance some people like Robbie Williams and Girls Aloud irritate me so much I can't even judge their music objectively because of it. Also Oasis, who have some great songs, but the hideous Neanderthals that are the Gallagher brothers almost ruin it for me. But on the other hand though someone like Damon Albarn is a pompous idiot at times, he's still a brilliant musician with Blur and Gorillaz in my eyes. Also Morrissey has given some repellent views in my opinion on people who do research on animals, but I love The Smiths still.
So it really depends how irritating I find the person/band in question.

[I Don't Need A Name]

if i liked the music, i listen to it. if i find out about the band, and like them, all the better. but if i dont like the band members, it only puts me off them a little bit

[Xander]

It's about the music, but the band members could also change my opinion, usually in a good way. Most of the music I listen to I don't even know what the band look like...xD Or have seen them sing live... so when I saw a few bands I liked live, I liked them even more! Though I guess that's not really about personality, though Jof from TBLLT was so cute and fun, I liked him even moooore ^_^

And I think after I saw The Kooks on TV it put me off them cos they seem a bit up themselves, along with some other indie "we are gods" bands... but I still like the songs I liked before by them.... after I saw Belle and Sebastian on TV I also liked them even more!

So yeah I guess I do care, though it would really depend on how much I liked the band, for example of montreal could do what the hell they wanted and I couldnt stop liking them. It's more if I vaguely like a band, then they annoy me I'll like them less.

Edit - Oh and Michael Jackson's music has been through my whole life and it's amazing, so I love him whatever <3

[Miriel]

Eh, I don't really care too much about an artist's personal life unless it's something pretty bad. Like if a singer urinated on a teenage girl. You know, that kind of stuff.

Otherwise I don't really care to look into their personal lives. I like music for the music.

[Ryth]

Personality means little, its about the music, but sometimes it'll affect how much I listen to the music. Like I don't really like Brandom Flowers, but I like The Killers. It is all about the music, baby.

[Miriel]

Oh man. Brandon Flowers is one of those people who influence me negatively so that I don't even want to hear their music anymore. Flowers is a cheating scumbag, and I know this personally.