[left that other site]

Of course, chemically-induced jerkhood is always worse than 100% Natural jerkhood.

Drugs and alcohol seem to have a way of devastating creative artists all through history.

Beethoven was a jerk, so was Van Gogh.

Moussorgsky and Wagner were antisemitic jerks, and Gaugin was a lustful, racist jerk.

But I love their art. It’s tough sometimes seeing past that stuff.

[nopardons]

Very TRUE.

Poor Van Gough ( one of my favorites ) had mental problems to begin with and his parents ( especially his father ) was really nasty to him, when he was growing up and into adulthood.

[Songcraft]

There are people who believe that St. Paul was a very disagreeable fellow, based on everything written in the Bible about him and his interactions with other people.