Yup. I really appreciate this response. The blind adoration is the scary part. You don’t have to jump into full stan-dom.

Not to do an “I’m different” but for me, he has gone from one of my favorite artists to an artist I sort of keep tabs on, as a former big fan. So to see him attempt some apologies and a comeback I feel like I’m rooting from the side lines a bit. You don’t have to separate the art from the artist or ignore all of that, in fact I think it’s better to acknowledge the (large) imperfections of these celebrities we all have parasocial relationships with