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So one of your favourites isn’t such a great person. Should it matter?
Scandals have made us question the people behind the performances we once loved. The harder part is deciding if their art is still worth appreciating.
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A fan posing beside a life-size Hulk Hogan statue in front of Hogan's Beach Shop in Florida, on Aug 1.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A fair while ago, in my early 20s when I had plenty more hair and could furiously headbang without getting neck pain, I chanced upon the Instagram account of the drummer of one of my favourite bands.
This was in the early days of Instagram, and I was stoked as I scrolled through his feed trying to get an idea of what the man behind the drum kit was like when he was offstage.
