[mburbank]

Well, define your terms!

Barring any other info, one assumes you mean, did you like his music, since he's a musician.

But then you have to wonder what your actual question is since it's in the political forum.

And you STILL have to wonder.

If your point was "I don't like musicians who try to be politicians or think they have all the answers"

The question is "what do you think about Musicians who try to be politicians or think they have all the answers"

Or maybe you meant 'Does the fact that you like a musicians political persona influence your appreciation of their music?'

THAT's an interesting question. My wife can't abide Vanessa Redgrave bcause of her olitical grandstanding. I myself feel she's fine actress and while I think she's a booby politically and overly proud, it doesn't intrfere with my appreciation of her as a dramatist.

And what about celebrities who are also educated authorities on one or more subjcts? Should their celebrity bar them from commentary? Frank Zappa was an excellent musician who also had a solid enough grounding in economics to consult with Vaclev Havel, who by the way was a famous playwrite in addition to being a ppolitical activist. His resume in both fields was lengthy. Harold Pinter is both a world renowned playwrite and screenwriter, and one of the worlds foremost experts on torture. Should he stop being famous or stop speaking out for human rights? Einstein was a world famous scientist, but he was also known for being an ardent zionist, a subjct that has little or nothing to do with political science.

If a pop star want to voice their opinion, more power to them, wether it' Sting or Ted Nugent. Depending on the quality of their research and their presentation, I'll take them seriously or not. If someone feels more inclined to vote for W. because Brittany Spears likes him, or more enclined to vote for Wesley Clark becuase of Madonas support, more fool them. I can think of more thn one anchor man or pundit on TV with less education than Martin Sheen.

This was a dumbass gotcha question.