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Subject: questions of deification
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Date: 29 Mar 91 14:31:10 GMT
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i myself am not a big kate fan, but the last message there explaining the
attitude towards her struck a chord.  i have felt entirely filled by music, and
felt it to be divine.  it's happened alot to me with gabriel, but i've also
'been there' while listening to "love and anger."

i think it is an issue (it certainly is in my case with gabriel) to not become
too engrossed in the personality.  i think there is a line between appreciation
and worship -- to be appreciated without reservation is the artist's ultimate
aspiration, but to be admired unreservedly could be their nightmare.  while i
think that people shouldn't be ashamed about having powerful reactions to
music, an extreme admiration is always a possibility when you're really into
someone's work, and we should be careful.

jeff