>artist is depressed
>music is great
>artist beats depression
>music goes to shit
>artist is depressed
>music is great
>artist beats depression
>music goes to shit
>artist is an alcoholic/junkie
>music is great
>artist sobers up
>music goes to shit
>artist is depressed
>music is great
>artist kills himself
>music goes to shit
>artist is an alcoholic/junkie
>music is great
>artist sobers up
>music ascends to elder god-tier
who?
Elliott Smith
>Artist is a repressed homosexual who channels his sexual dissonance and frustration into complex, veiled, allusive works of art
>Artist comes out, loses frustration, can't write songs for shit anymore
Frank Ocean
Elton John was probably the big one back in the late-70's.
Lou reed?
no he died
if that's your point then you can die too
What is Passion Pit?
>artist is alive
>music is great
>artist dies
>music is still great
Morrissey?
>Artist is dying
>Music is pretty good
>Artist dies
>Music becomes incredible
frusciante?
arca
So any artist ever?
>people think artist is at his creative best when depressed
>The songs were actually conceived when he was not in such state of mind
>Otherwise the artist can't even write songs while depressed
Dumb frogposter
>artist claims the songs he made while being depressed were shit
>it was actually the only acceptable songs of his discography
...
Who ? ?
John Coltrane
...
> artist is bald or physically unattractive
> music is great
> artist is old and ugly
> music is still great
Ian Curtis
Tyler Joseph?
Seriously, listen to self titled, it is NOTHING like Blurryface, he's now married, rich, famous and has millions of retarded fans worshipping whatever shit comes out of his mouth.
Nick Drake
>friends would come to the door but he wouldn't answer
>Jack Kirby looks through the window and sees Nick just staring at the wall
Tyler the creator
>artist isn't well-known even in the undergroud ambients
>music is great
>artist suddenly acquires popularity
>music is bland
gosh he was such a qt
>"music"
Peewee Herman
you must be fun at parties
>artist is not religious
>music is great
>artist """""""finds god"""""""
>music is cringe inducing christian rock
He also smoked pounds of weed every day, that didn't exactly help his condition
;_;
>eminem
>artist made good music
>suddenly he converts to Islam and stop making music because it's not halal
a very good artist
Rivers Cuomo?
Bloc Party general
>artist is gay
>writes love songs about women
Arca is only progressing
Reverie will peel back another layer and reveal his vocal talent
suffy?
>>artist is religious
>>music is great
>>artist """evolves"""
>>music goes to shit
Bob Dylan?
Has to be.
>artist is a drug user/heavy drinker
>music is good
>artist has kids, has a near death experience, and gets depression
>makes god tier music
Sometimes maturity helps out
dave mustaine
Nine Inch Nails lol
I was thinking of Stephin Merritt
rip druggo dave :C
> David Bowie
>Artist is alive
>Nobody gives a shit
>Artist dies
>Suddenly has countless fans all over the world who claim they always loved the artist
twenty one pilot
>artist farts
>it's stinky
>artist doesn't fart
>there isn't even a smell, good or bad
Kindred was a disappointment but maybe embracing his gayness will let him make a good 4th album
>artist goes off drugs
>music goes to shit
mike gira
>artist lives in solitude
>music is great
>artist finds his true love
>music goes to shit
Nah happy music could be good. Just don't make happy music the same way you make sad music.
le swans
No, his happier music was great too. And Figure 8 still had depressing songs too.
Exactly
I bet you like nirvana
I think it is more about more people picking up the music over time and realizing that it is better than they thought.
Nine Inch Nails
God damn it peter steele
Thomas Forsberg
Neil Young
Immediately thought that when I read that post. Chunk of change was so fucking good
Yo
>artist makes music
>it's great
>artist loses wife and kid in accident and stops making music
>it's not so great
It'll be ok Annie
>artist is depressed
>music is great
>artist kills themselves
waste of dubs, pleb
>artist is fine
>music is ok, some good, some bad, averages out in the end
>artist gets brain tumor
>music suddenly becomes the pride of a nation
Ian Curtis
has sufjan ever even been fully confirmed to be homo? or at least bi?
cause omg he's so fucking cute I need this
>poster is gay
>uses a trip on an anonymous image board
Julian Casablancs desu
He will never make anything as effortlessly great as Is This It ever again
Nick Drake
you can't just "beat" depression OP
who is this
>you will never hear a happy Elliot Smith
what is Say Yes
except you totally can
what a retarded thought
you are retarded and either a tumblr user or wanting to bang a tumblr user