Loved reading this mainly because I totally had the same experience with how I discovered John Mayer in sixth form, although we didn't make it to 6 months. 😂
The question you asked "should we always inherently agree with someone’s values and see ourselves as similar to appreciate their craft?" definitely got me thinking, I'm not sure how to answer it yet, it almost feels like the answer is both or on a continuum - what conclusion did you come to?
I had a phase where I *exclusively* listen to In Your Atmosphere on my drive home from work, so, I thoroughly enjoyed this. Makes me think about who my John Mayer is!
Thank you so much for reading! It is such a beautiful song and I’m so glad you liked this bit of writing and it made you reflect on your own experience ❤️
Thank you so much for reading, Emma ❤️ Haha it must have been a romantic flex back in the 2010s 😂
I definitely don’t know if I have the answer either. It’s still unanswered in my mind and wavers depending on the artist in question. I think it’s on a confusing continuum (if you’ll pardon the Mayer album pun) and not always a linear one at that.
I think many of the great artists (poets, writers, artists, actors) of yesterday would not see the success today under today’s standards. Thats an amazing marker of positive change. In some cases, it’s quite a sad thought.
Many great artists, musicians, writers etc hide demons behind closed doors. Often, it’s what might fuel their art. Often, it’s the start of their healing to become a better person (sometimes it isn’t and in those scenarios I think the answer to the question above is yes).
I don’t know Mayer well enough to be able to make that call. Nobody other than those genuinely close to him do. I think the difficulty with any public persona is that we only see a snippet of who they are and what is portrayed in the media. There is often no smoke without fire, but my general consensus, is to always lead with love, until proven otherwise. People should be held to standards. Also, people make mistakes, people are capable of change and the media headlines are only part of a larger whole. So yes as you can tell, I still don’t have a conclusion. Its why my love for Mayer is quite complicated and it’s something I’ll continue to ponder on for many more where I appreciate their magic craft.
Im glad this rhetorical question sparked this thought for you too ❤️
Loved reading this mainly because I totally had the same experience with how I discovered John Mayer in sixth form, although we didn't make it to 6 months. 😂
The question you asked "should we always inherently agree with someone’s values and see ourselves as similar to appreciate their craft?" definitely got me thinking, I'm not sure how to answer it yet, it almost feels like the answer is both or on a continuum - what conclusion did you come to?
I had a phase where I *exclusively* listen to In Your Atmosphere on my drive home from work, so, I thoroughly enjoyed this. Makes me think about who my John Mayer is!
Thank you so much for reading! It is such a beautiful song and I’m so glad you liked this bit of writing and it made you reflect on your own experience ❤️
Thank you so much for reading, Emma ❤️ Haha it must have been a romantic flex back in the 2010s 😂
I definitely don’t know if I have the answer either. It’s still unanswered in my mind and wavers depending on the artist in question. I think it’s on a confusing continuum (if you’ll pardon the Mayer album pun) and not always a linear one at that.
I think many of the great artists (poets, writers, artists, actors) of yesterday would not see the success today under today’s standards. Thats an amazing marker of positive change. In some cases, it’s quite a sad thought.
Many great artists, musicians, writers etc hide demons behind closed doors. Often, it’s what might fuel their art. Often, it’s the start of their healing to become a better person (sometimes it isn’t and in those scenarios I think the answer to the question above is yes).
I don’t know Mayer well enough to be able to make that call. Nobody other than those genuinely close to him do. I think the difficulty with any public persona is that we only see a snippet of who they are and what is portrayed in the media. There is often no smoke without fire, but my general consensus, is to always lead with love, until proven otherwise. People should be held to standards. Also, people make mistakes, people are capable of change and the media headlines are only part of a larger whole. So yes as you can tell, I still don’t have a conclusion. Its why my love for Mayer is quite complicated and it’s something I’ll continue to ponder on for many more where I appreciate their magic craft.
Im glad this rhetorical question sparked this thought for you too ❤️