tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post4182255089166703241..comments2024-03-21T09:11:45.159-04:00Comments on Bad Girls, Good Guys, and Two-Fisted Action: The Writer Will Take Your Questions Now (#245) -- Heinous Creatorsseanhtaylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04904457463544311851noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post-7980746955486781652012-10-18T12:47:49.873-04:002012-10-18T12:47:49.873-04:00"The children of great artists very often hav..."The children of great artists very often have a far more conflicted opinion of the works that their parents cared more about than for their kids."<br /><br />I've seen that in so many documentaries about great creators. An excellent point, James. seanhtaylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904457463544311851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post-13260910211316796082012-10-17T12:21:58.627-04:002012-10-17T12:21:58.627-04:00The creative life can attract the worst of humanit...The creative life can attract the worst of humanity. Great liars are often great storytellers ("Battlefield: Earth" is a really enjoyable read regardless of the harm Hubbard's other lies have wrought). There is a particular requirement of being a great artist that gives The Fast Lane to sociopaths: The penchant to separate oneself from others for long enough periods to become Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016802159573871360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post-20671980217338109162012-10-16T11:47:32.337-04:002012-10-16T11:47:32.337-04:00Agreed, Jim. Agreed, Jim. seanhtaylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904457463544311851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1022880825859700264.post-82782125427162925542012-10-16T09:59:32.893-04:002012-10-16T09:59:32.893-04:00Manson was apparently a tolerable songwriter, to t...Manson was apparently a tolerable songwriter, to the point that Dennis Wilson (of The Beach Boys) considered working with him. This was before he went all 'kill-y'. I've heard one song he recorded, and wasn't impressed. Wagner was a rabid Antisemite--Stephen Fry did a whole BBC special about his own personal conflict with loving the music, and detesting the man. Overall (and not Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09842051384958206944noreply@blogger.com