Comments on: When an artist you admire is revealed to be a creep or worse http://www.jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2017/11/13/when-an-artist-you-admire-is-revealed-to-be-a-creep/ Personal blog of Jessica Zafra, author of The Collected Stories and the Twisted series Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:14:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.15 By: jessicazafra http://www.jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2017/11/13/when-an-artist-you-admire-is-revealed-to-be-a-creep/comment-page-1/#comment-704213 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 08:43:37 +0000 http://www.jessicarulestheuniverse.com/?p=34628#comment-704213 In reply to volume-addict.

volume-addict: Yeah, one good thing about having been a lit major was finding that many great writers were assholes and monsters. (It’s easier when they’re long dead.)

Much great writing comes from dark places. Monsters just happen to be there already.

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By: volume-addict http://www.jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2017/11/13/when-an-artist-you-admire-is-revealed-to-be-a-creep/comment-page-1/#comment-704206 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 20:58:01 +0000 http://www.jessicarulestheuniverse.com/?p=34628#comment-704206 Louis CK being outed was a devastating hit.

It’s been hard to separate the creator from their art, but I have managed to see the dividing line and make that distinction–case in point: Kanye West. Not sure if I’m on-board with his outward-facing personality, but he sure makes interesting and compelling music.

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