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DeadEyeMetal t1_j28btn4 wrote

Reply to comment by Apostate_Nate in Why you hate Muse if you hate Muse and why you love Muse if you love Muse? by wickedexpectation

Then they're listening to the wrong musicians or they don't love music. IMO, my favourite musicians contribute so much to my life that they have earned love.

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Apostate_Nate t1_j28bzyl wrote

Sorry, I'm a musician, I grew up in a family of musicians, music is as much a part of my life as breathing, I wouldn't want to do the second if I couldn't do the first. All that being said, it's a huge jump to go from that to hating a band because of their music. I may dislike the music, I may not listen. I damn sure ain't wasting my time on hate, nor am I interested in spreading that hate to others. It's a waste of time and effort that could be better spent finding something one enjoys instead.

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DeadEyeMetal t1_j28f5uy wrote

LOL. I'm a musician too and have been playing since the 1970s. TBH, I don't think being musicians entitles us to judge whether other people's life priorities preclude their having a strong emotional response to music.

What really puzzles me is that you responded to my comment with a rant about not hating when the only emotion my comment addressed was love.

Funny old world...

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Apostate_Nate t1_j28fie7 wrote

There is, again, a big difference between having a strong emotional response to music, and translating that to an emotional response to the person or people who made that music.

And I addressed hate because it's a far more important idea to understand negativity and why it occurs, in my opinion. Actual love (non possessive, freely given, etc) is positive in all forms. But love of a person because of a sound they created is the other side of the coin. I addressed the side that I feel is more important, not hating someone because of a sound they created, as hate isn't healthy in any form.

Edit - and you haven't seen me rant lol. That was a single paragraph.

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