r/Music 14d ago

Dave Grohl admits cheating on wife as he confirms new baby article

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-dave-grohl-admits-cheating-33640293
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u/[deleted] 14d ago

It’s bad when we overwhelmingly agree someone is great and then shower them with praise, money, etc. and protect them from deserved criticism. We then elevate not the best people to positions of extreme power 

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u/WaltWoodman 14d ago

I’d agree with that. Deification and lionization are generally pretty bad.

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u/[deleted] 14d ago

Yes! Well said and more succinctly put 

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u/Salty-Obligation-603 14d ago

Nobody here is protecting him from deserved criticism. And nobody "showered him with money" because they thought he was nice. People paid money for music and concert experiences

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u/[deleted] 14d ago

Actually plenty of folks in the comments are catching bullets for him for no reason. Dude cheated on his wife, which is objectively shitty. He has also benefited and profited from his positive rep over all these years. Nothing exists in a vaccuum and your argument is not only stupid, it's made in bad faith. Byee.

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u/Salty-Obligation-603 14d ago

Nothing exists in a vaccuum and your argument is not only stupid, it's made in bad faith. Byee.

If you're young or simple enough to think nuance is "stupid" or "in bad faith," you're probably also too young to know that his biggest hit songs were written about and/or with previous affair partners he's had. He's never hidden this part of himself