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Separating the art from the artist is one of the dumbest concepts I’ve ever heard.
You can’t fully separate the artist from their art because the art is an extension of the artist’s mind. They are the creator, and their work is a reflection of their thoughts and imagination. Even if their mind produced bad things, it doesn’t diminish their creativity or artistic ability.
“I respect him as an artist / musician, but I don’t like his life / personal choices” - Who’s to say those choices didn’t shape the very art you admire? Without them, it might not even exist. Great art often emerges from struggle, pain, and so-called “bad” choices - creativity thrives in chaos just as much as in beauty.
Good and bad are just labels society imposes - no one is entirely one or the other. Free yourself from those constraints and live according to what truly fulfills you.
If you enjoy their work, you’re acknowledging the person behind it, flaws and all. You can’t pick and choose which parts of someone’s existence you want to appreciate without being hypocritical.