For
Music can be appreciated without supporting personal actions.
Against
Listening still supports the artist financially and publicly.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“I very much have to separate art from the artist.”
“Good art is still good art, irrespective of where it came. It transcends the artist.”
“Supporting the art financially supports the artist”
“You can only separate the art from the artist when the artist no longer benefits from the consumption of the art.”