cobl04
45:33
I completely agree with you. It's a personal choice and at the risk of sounding like a right wing loser, I can't stand cancel culture, because it's so black and white, when life is a million shades of grey.
There are plenty of artists who've done bad shit that I'll continue to listen to; Aziz Ansari, The Beatles, RHCP, more than a few rappers, more than a few old bands full of white men who no doubt did bad shit in the 60s, 70s, 80s, Miles Davis, Louis CK, the list goes on.
The difference with Mark Kozelek is that he's been a fucking cunt for more than half a decade now. The insane, stupid public statements, the pathetic chest-beating and dick-swinging, the gross misogyny and then his music: doubling down on all the criticism and writing 2+ hour, unmusical diatribes because he thinks he's a victim. None of the stories that have come out have been remotely surprising. Such a shame for a man capable of writing such touching music, and perhaps I'll still be able to listen to Ghosts of the Great Highway and some Red House Painters records, but Benji feels too tied to his downfall for me to enjoy anymore without feeling gross.
There are plenty of artists who've done bad shit that I'll continue to listen to; Aziz Ansari, The Beatles, RHCP, more than a few rappers, more than a few old bands full of white men who no doubt did bad shit in the 60s, 70s, 80s, Miles Davis, Louis CK, the list goes on.
The difference with Mark Kozelek is that he's been a fucking cunt for more than half a decade now. The insane, stupid public statements, the pathetic chest-beating and dick-swinging, the gross misogyny and then his music: doubling down on all the criticism and writing 2+ hour, unmusical diatribes because he thinks he's a victim. None of the stories that have come out have been remotely surprising. Such a shame for a man capable of writing such touching music, and perhaps I'll still be able to listen to Ghosts of the Great Highway and some Red House Painters records, but Benji feels too tied to his downfall for me to enjoy anymore without feeling gross.