Musicians as More

In a brief post about the neglected fact that the quality of the Beatles as individuals was very much below the quality of their music, not to mention below the standards of generally upright people everywhere, Paul from Power Line neatly conveys an important element of my approach to music consumption:

"For all but voyeurs, I would think that time with Beatles is best spent listening to their music."

Most of my experience with band interviews backs up this assertion pretty well, which gives a whole new dimension to the old saw, "It's about the music, maaan."