Judging Musicians

Lately I've been quite into Pete Doherty and his new album Grace/Wastelands. It's a bit peculiar since I haven't been a die hard Babyshambles fan.

However, what interest me about musicians and their image in the public eye is how it can effect how people view their music. Pete Doherty has, as may not be a secret, not had the best public image and it has been crowded by vicious rumors, drugs and jail. Since you are through media fed with this image of him I have been a bit skeptical to his solo album.

But without my knowledge I heard Last of the English Roses on a radio show and realized how brilliant that song is. I think that people, and I will definitely try and follow this perception, should stop judging an artist after their actions and solely judge them by the caliber of their music.

Song of the day: Pete Doherty - A little dead around the eyes.

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Jim said...

It seems that song writters often use drugs as a crutch during the hard times and for some their misery and drugs can even enhance and influence their creative efforts.