Okay, here’s a dilemma. I recently “discovered” a singer I really like. A Brit pop star, Robbie Williams. Actually, I’ve known a little bit about him for a short while, because I used to hear some of his music on internet radio, back in the days when the I.T. department wasn’t so particular about people listening to internet radio at work.
But then, I kind of forgot about him, until recently for some reason I picked up one of his CD’s at the library and have totally fallen in love with his music. So, of course, I go online to find out more about him, how many CD’s does he have out, what’s he like, etc etc.
Well, its the “What’s he like?” part that poses my dilemma. Because, from the little I’ve read, he does not seem like a very nice person. He seems angry and conceited and totally full of himself, and he (or at least his lawyers) treat his fans like shit. So, not very happy with the person Robbie Williams, tho I still think his music rocks.
I know I shouldn’t feel this way, I know the music should stand on its own, but nevertheless, I’m not entirely sure I’m going to be able to enjoy the music in the same way now, knowing what I know about him. I wish I hadn’t gone on the internet and looked him up. It would have been much better that way. But of course, it’s equally possible that I might have looked him up and discovered that he was the biggest sweetheart in the world (well, except for my Russ, of course!) and then I would have been saying, “Oh! Isn’t he great!” and I would have liked his music even more.
So….was it worth taking that chance? Am I going to be able to get over all this and listen to his music without thinking about how he is this 32 year old megalomaniac who has random sex with his teenage groupies and sues any of his fans who dare to reprint the lyrics of his songs on their websites celebrating his music and his career (or at least it is so reported in various places on the internet.) I just want to enjoy the music!!! I feel like it isn’t right that my opinion of him as a person could possbily affect that enjoyment, but I’m just being honest. It does.
