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Originally Posted by BostonAngel
For many fans, it has called into question Meat's character, which is what made them pay attention to Meat in the first place. Am I the only one of his true, die-hard fans that feels this way. Absolutely not.
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Sorry, but again, really? I would have put money on most people paying Meat attention in the first place to hearing him sing. I know I did, and I really don't believe I'm in a minority there. I'd also think that a large part, arguably the majority, of those who buy the albums and go to the shows, go for the performance, and many have only a sketchy idea of his character.
Yes, I like the man, I respect him, but contrary to what some here believe, I have never put him on a pedestal, nor expected him to always do as I would want. He's human and I give him permission to be that, to make choices I might not make, to have interests and passions I don't have, and to sometimes make mistakes or even disappoint me. That's what people do. People to me are like a jigsaw, and I don't try and change a piece of that any more than I would try and change a piece of The Haywain .. I simply enjoy the whole picture for the pleasure it gives me. And even if they disappoint me sometimes, it doesn't change who they are as a whole. I have followed Meat and seen how he behaves for long enough to know that those qualities I admire and like he has in good measure still. So I still like him as a person, and will still enjoy any interaction I have with him. And nothing changes the music or the performance for me, nor the passion in his delivery, his energy on stage, his determination to give me the best show he can.
Caryl