# People You Like Despite Not Loving Their Art **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 15, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819 "2019-01-15T20:21:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/41 "2019-01-17T01:51:27Z")
> [@MortSahlFan](#): > > Totally agree… I think if you asked a random person today, they’d probably call him an actor before a stand-up comedian. As a 43-year-old, I find that interesting. To me, he was always a stand-up comedian. I know he was on Mork & Mindy when I was young, but, as a kid, I remember three great stand-up acts as being foundational for my understanding and appreciation of stand-up comedy: Robin Williams at the Met, Bill Cosby “Himself,” and Eddie Murphy “Raw.” To me, Robin Williams will always be a stand-up comedian first and foremost. I loved his manic, rapid-fire, stream-of-conscious energy. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/42 "2019-01-17T03:05:53Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Recently I turned on NPR mid-interview with someone talking about the development of their song writing, and thought, “wow, who is this guy? He seems like a terrific person!” > > Turns out it was Bruce Springsteen, whose music I don’t dislike, but I’ve never found it especially engaging. That one interview may have changed my mind, though. This. ---
**Author:** ![HowSoonIsThen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@HowSoonIsThen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HowSoonIsThen)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/43 "2019-01-17T03:31:14Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Have you read this? It had me LOLing throughout! It’s divided into 3 sections: the best case scenario, the worst case scenario, and what really happened. > > [https://www.amazon.com/Carsick-Waters-Hitchhikes-Across-America/dp/0374535450/ref=sr\_1\_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547613107&sr=8-1&keywords=carsick+john+waters](https://www.amazon.com/Carsick-Waters-Hitchhikes-Across-America/dp/0374535450/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547613107&sr=8-1&keywords=carsick+john+waters) Haven’t read that one yet, but I have the strangest feeling I have it as a ebook and just never got around to it. If that’s true I’ll definitely have to give it a go. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/44 "2019-01-17T03:37:02Z")
> [@ioioio](#): > > Dolly Parton. She seems like a genuinely nice person, and very smart. But to me, her singing voice is like fingernails on a blackboard. I don’t know if I’d go quite that far on her voice, but I don’t (usually\*) enjoy it. Still, she seems to be really cool and funny, and she does a whole hell of a lot that she doesn’t seem to trumpet - she does it because she thinks it’s right. And like I say, I’d bet she’d be a hoot to hang out with. \*She does do a nice cover of ‘Seven Bridges Road’. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/45 "2019-01-17T05:11:23Z")
Assuming you stretch the term art to cover it, I am no fan of professional wrestling. And I don’t think I’ve seen any of his movies. But from everything I’ve heard John Cena is a wonderful human being. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/46 "2019-01-17T05:19:41Z")
> [@ioioio](#): > > Dolly Parton. She seems like a genuinely nice person, and very smart. But to me, her singing voice is like fingernails on a blackboard. Did you ever slow down her Jolene album? The song itself is too fast to convey the emotion, so I found [a version played on a 33](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMrfM711vXI) instead of a 45. It’s amazing how much better her voice sounds. It always sounded like a sped up recording to me, and this seems to show it. She’s secretly a tenor who is moving at a faster rate than the rest of us, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/47 "2019-01-17T12:35:53Z")
Andy Warhol. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/48 "2019-01-17T14:27:07Z")
Ditto Justin Timberlake. Not a fan of his music, but I want to hang out with him. Lady Gaga seems like she would be cool and down-to-earth if her glamour was stripped away, and not be an insecure attention-demanding diva. I didn’t really care for Henry Rollins’s music, but I went to one of his spoken-word performances and consider it one of the high points of my life. I don’t identify with Ted Nugent’s politics or music, but he has incredible energy. I heard him in a radio interview and considered becoming a survivalist for a minute. ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/49 "2019-01-17T15:30:27Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > As a 43-year-old, I find that interesting. To me, he was always a stand-up comedian. I know he was on Mork & Mindy when I was young, but, as a kid, I remember three great stand-up acts as being foundational for my understanding and appreciation of stand-up comedy: Robin Williams at the Met, Bill Cosby “Himself,” and Eddie Murphy “Raw.” To me, Robin Williams will always be a stand-up comedian first and foremost. I loved his manic, rapid-fire, stream-of-conscious energy. Speaking of Eddie Murphy, most have never seen him live doing stand-up… “Raw” was the first comedy special I ever saw, with the suggestion my friend weeks after graduation, which led me to Mort Sahl, Bill Hicks, and George Carlin eventually 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Royal\_Nonesutch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@Royal\_Nonesutch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Royal_Nonesutch)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/50 "2019-01-17T15:48:40Z")
> [@MortSahlFan](#): > > Speaking of Eddie Murphy, most have never seen him live doing stand-up… “Raw” was the first comedy special I ever saw, with the suggestion my friend weeks after graduation, which led me to Mort Sahl, Bill Hicks, and George Carlin eventually 🙂 Have you ever heard any comedians that are actually funny? ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/51 "2019-01-18T00:58:48Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Assuming you stretch the term art to cover it, I am no fan of professional wrestling. And I don’t think I’ve seen any of his movies. But from everything I’ve heard John Cena is a wonderful human being. I took a group of kids to see him speak at the Library of Congress. He was great with them. While I am a fan of old school wrasslin’, I’m not a fan of WWE. I also had a great experience hosting Raven and Molly Holly in the early 2000s. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/52 "2019-01-18T03:59:22Z")
James Blunt. Can’t stand his music, but he’s a master at the Twitter clap back, and seems like a pretty down-to-earth guy. Ed Sheeren, too. > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Assuming you stretch the term art to cover it, I am no fan of professional wrestling. And I don’t think I’ve seen any of his movies. But from everything I’ve heard John Cena is a wonderful human being. He was hilarious in _Trainwreck._ ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/53 "2019-01-18T14:35:13Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Assuming you stretch the term art to cover it, I am no fan of professional wrestling. And I don’t think I’ve seen any of his movies. But from everything I’ve heard John Cena is a wonderful human being. On that note… I’m not a sports person. I couldn’t care less about football. I’d never heard of Colin Kapernick before the whole brouhaha started up over the national anthem. Everything I’ve seen about him makes me think he is a genuinely good person, better than most. More a saint than the villain his detractors try to paint him as. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/54 "2019-01-18T14:39:10Z")
I have to second/third Dolly Parton. I had the pleasure of winning a radio contest that allowed me to meet her backstage before a concert. When all the handshaking and picture taking was over, she grabbed my hand and said “No, honey, you stay. I like you!” She is indeed warm, personable, sharp as a tack and funny as a crutch. And I, too, admire the charity work she does without seeking any recognition for it. Speaks of good character. But I do not like country music. Never have. I did rather enjoy the album Dolly did with Emmy Lou Harris and Linda Rondstadt called “Wildflowers” where they sung as a trio on some traditional folk songs and church music. But still not enough to buy the album. ---
**Author:** ![puddleglum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puddleglum/32/137_2.png) [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/55 "2019-01-18T15:33:13Z")
Keanu Reeves seems like a real prince of a guy which is amazing considering how big a star he is. But he has starred in two great movies, three good ones, and a huge amount of stuff that looks like utter crap. ---
**Author:** ![PitJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9bcb4/32.png) [@PitJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PitJ)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819/56 "2019-01-21T13:49:13Z")
Funnily enough, with Tom Cruise it’s the other way round for me… as a person I wouldn’t want to come near him or touch him with a long pole but I watch his movies because he is at the same time both Tom Cruise and credible in each role (except for Jack Reacher). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-like-despite-not-loving-their-art/827819.md?page=2)