I don't think there is a universal answer because music is inextricably entwined with the musicians, the music industry, and our own experiences.

I don't believe that a song can be judged independently from it's context but by the same time there are times I will cut a musician a lot of slack for being a wanker when listening to something that transcends their shitfuckery. I'm looking at you, Paul Simon (sometimes). Yeah, you too Van Morrison.

And then there is the stuff I can't really deal with for reasons other than someone's political, social, or sexual shortcomings. I usually can't deal with listening to Eliot Smith or Amy Winehouse because they pissed me off so much by corkscrewing themselves into the ground. I mean those fuckers could have learned from the experience of the earlier generations of rock and roll deaths.

there use to be a way to request that a song be added to the playlist, is that still available?

How Do We Live With Music Made by Problematic Artists?

Found this online earlier and remembered the conversation from a couple of years ago. Also, two years later and Taylor Swift is making some genuinely good music, so who would have thunk it?

ScottFromWyoming wrote:
How about an artist Un-Request?

Ryan Adams is a Creep

It's
such a slippery slope with this stuff. I like Adams' music. A lot,
actually. Past rumors about his behavior make it pretty much impossible
to rule the creepiness out.

But, man, if we start purging all of
the artists whose behaviors we dislike there's not going to be a lot
left. Rock 'n' roll and bad behavior often occupy the same space.

I agree; went thru this a few years ago with the Kim Fowley
stories and it comes up again and again. I'm just sort of surprised
that so far I've seen zero support of him; no one coming out in his
defense. :lol: Last straw was probably the entire album of Taylor Swift
covers.

Hey, I liked that album of Taylor Swift covers. But he's still a creep
and has been removed from the RP playlist, at least for now.

 ptooey wrote:
 

I agree; went thru this a few years ago with the Kim Fowley stories and it comes up again and again. I'm just sort of surprised that so far I've seen zero support of him; no one coming out in his defense. :lol: Last straw was probably the entire album of Taylor Swift covers. 

Bit of a hijack there ScottFromWyoming.

I'd say this deserves it's own topic?

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
 
It's such a slippery slope with this stuff. I like Adams' music. A lot, actually. Past rumors about his behavior make it pretty much impossible to rule the creepiness out.

But, man, if we start purging all of the artists whose behaviors we dislike there's not going to be a lot left. Rock 'n' roll and bad behavior often occupy the same space.

How about an artist Un-Request?

Ryan Adams is a Creep

 Proclivities wrote:
 

Yes, we've played him a fair amount in the past. I found his stuff to be OK enough, but not really that special — might be worth another try, though. The response from RP listeners was pretty good.

How about an artist Un-Request?

Ryan Adams is a Creep

Well he got out of the child pornography charge because he was doing "research" for a documentary he never made.   But truth is I really don't care, he is a great songwriter and has absolutely nothing to do with his sexuality.   That is my only point and again, it is more important that I do not censor myself from music I like than withholding a few bucks from an artist to make a point, but I have no issue with those that do.  Like you said, t

 meower wrote: 
Well he got out of the child pornography charge because he was doing "research" for a documentary he never made.   But truth is I really don't care, he is a great songwriter and has absolutely nothing to do with his sexuality.   That is my only point and again, it is more important that I do not censor myself from music I like than withholding a few bucks from an artist to make a point, but I have no issue with those that do.  Like you said, t

I'm not sure that that's true about PT. I was pretty into the whole thing when it came out, and it's still not clear to me that he did anything illegal, or that he is actually into kids. (OH! and there's a whole thread devoted to him, so you can go back and see if you want!)

I don't know about listening to their music, I  try not to spend $ on artists who've done shitty things to people. But to each his own.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
Yea, I am one to completely separate the artist from the art.  For instance I am not going to stop listening to The Who just because Pete Townsend is a pedophile and if you like Michael Jackson's music, keep listening there is nothing wrong with that.  I happen to really like Ryan Adams music, he can rot in jail for what he does as a human being but I will gladly keep listening to his music.

How about an artist Un-Request?

Ryan Adams is a Creep

How about an artist Un-Request?

Ryan Adams is a Creep