# Famous people whose output you don't care for but you think you would like them personally **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 28, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369 "2014-12-28T17:43:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/1 "2014-12-28T17:43:02Z")
This is an inverse of the “talented performers who aren’t nice people” thread. Is there anyone that you think (or know, if you have had personal interaction with them) that you would like, but whatever it is that they do (music, politics, etc.) is not your thing? Here’s mine: I have never cared for Alanis Morrissette’s music, but I have always had the impression that I would like her a lot if I knew her personally. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/2 "2014-12-28T17:46:28Z")
I don’t like country music, but I’ve always heard Willie Nelson was a nice guy. And I respect his beliefs–legalization of marijuana, better treatment of horses, gay marriage. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/3 "2014-12-28T17:52:14Z")
I’m never been a fan of Sir Walter Scott’s novels, but I visited his house [Abbotsford](http://www.scottsabbotsford.com/) a few months ago and loved it. My appreciation for the man who had created and lived in such a place went way up. It would’ve been very cool to have been a guest there while he was still in residence. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/4 "2014-12-28T18:30:58Z")
I always felt that way about John Denver. Can’t stand his music but always liked him in (TV) interviews. However, not too long ago I heard that he was a buttnugget IRL, so there’s that. ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/5 "2014-12-28T19:02:30Z")
George H. W. Bush. He always seemed like a really decent, thoughtful guy who I regarded as a mediocre follow-up to a terrible President. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/6 "2014-12-28T19:06:35Z")
Rob Liefeld is a terrible artist, and someone I wouldn’t want to work with (I’ve seen some horror stories from the Image crew about his ego), BUT, outside of a professional context, he seems like a nice fellow, who I wouldn’t mind hanging out with and talking comics (that he didn’t write or draw). ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/7 "2014-12-28T19:18:49Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > I don’t like country music, but I’ve always heard Willie Nelson was a nice guy. And I respect his beliefs–legalization of marijuana, better treatment of horses, gay marriage. I think that is true of a lot of country artists. I think it has something to do with the fact that the culture around the genre calls for close fan/artist ties. Even the huge stars do meet and greets with thousands of fans at fanfests. Those that are not nice to their fans self eliminate. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/8 "2014-12-28T19:28:28Z")
Keanu Reeves isn’t as bad as some people make him out to be, but he’s certainly mediocre, and I can’t claim to like many of his films. However, he does sound like the absolute nicest guy, and I’d love to know him. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/9 "2014-12-28T19:53:16Z")
Garth Brooks. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/10 "2014-12-28T19:56:28Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I think that is true of a lot of country artists. I think it has something to do with the fact that the culture around the genre calls for close fan/artist ties. Even the huge stars do meet and greets with thousands of fans at fanfests. Those that are not nice to their fans self eliminate. That makes sense. I was going to say I’ve heard good things about Garth Brooks, too. Plus, he did cancel his appearance on “Tonight” after the decision not to prosecute Darren Wilson. And like Willie, he’s done good charity work. Granted, I don’t know much about him, but he seems like he’d be fun to have a drink with. ETA: **Miller** , I’ll buy the first round of beers, if you pony up for the pizza. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/11 "2014-12-28T20:46:20Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Here’s mine: I have never cared for Alanis Morrissette’s music, but I have always had the impression that I would like her a lot if I knew her personally. Exactly who I came in here to mention! I was never into her music, but I love her in interviews, think she’s thoughful and conscientious when she speaks on social issues, and I absolutely ADORE her appearance in the Kevin Smith movie _Dogma_. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/12 "2014-12-28T20:50:44Z")
Sandra Bullock, right? She looks like she’d be the nicest person. ---
**Author:** ![Robert163](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/13 "2014-12-28T21:42:08Z")
Henry Rollins Frank Zappa hate their music but like their opinons ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/14 "2014-12-28T21:53:17Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I think that is true of a lot of country artists. I think it has something to do with the fact that the culture around the genre calls for close fan/artist ties. Even the huge stars do meet and greets with thousands of fans at fanfests. Those that are not nice to their fans self eliminate. Like that James Otto guy, right? God bless you and him always!!! ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/15 "2014-12-28T21:59:35Z")
Another one from me: Dr. Benjamin Carson. One of the greatest doctors of our time, who seems like a kind, level-headed person with his ego in check, except for one thing: his politics. :rolleyes: Dude, stick with medicine. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/16 "2014-12-28T23:57:34Z")
> [@GoodOmens](#): > > George H. W. Bush. He always seemed like a really decent, thoughtful guy who I regarded as a mediocre follow-up to a terrible President. I guess(and basically agree), but **Jimmy Carter** is even more so for me. I was only a small baby during Carter’s Presidency, but it is clear to me that while an OK President, Carter is an amazing person and an awesome ex-President. A true national treasure who I admire a lot even though I don’t care much or even know that much about his most famous 4 years. I’m not a fan of **Martin Scorsese** ’s movies as a whole. I think has a very small amount of actually good movies. However, I would love to sit down and discuss movies, their history, and even his own insight’s into making movies. He’s more fun to watch in interviews than his movies are fun to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/17 "2014-12-29T02:12:53Z")
Dave Matthews. Don’t care for his “jam band” type of music and find his vocals especially annoying. But seeing him in interviews he’s got the greatest sense of humor and seems like a really nice guy. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/18 "2014-12-29T03:01:16Z")
Bruce Springsteen. No use for his music, but seems like a guy I could have an enjoyable dinner conversation with. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/19 "2014-12-29T03:06:58Z")
Sarah Silverman. Apart from The Sarah Silverman Program, which is one of my favorite shows, I can’t stand her comedy specials. Having said that, I adore her (in an ‘I’d love to hang out with her/be her friend’ way). It’s odd, I love her sense of humor, but her stand up just doesn’t do it for me and in fact, based on the fact that she seems to do small venues, I get the idea that it doesn’t do it for a lot of people. ---
**Author:** ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369/20 "2014-12-29T03:07:03Z")
Elton John. When one of his earworms comes on the radio I can’t stab the Off button fast enough, but I would love to meet him in person. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-whose-output-you-dont-care-for-but-you-think-you-would-like-them-personally/708369.md?page=2)