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'Monsters' examines fandom and how we consume art by morally compromised people

NPR's Book of the Day

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The Importance of Music in Fandom

There is a generational thing to it because there is a bit of a shift in fandom and in the way we process, you know, being obsessed with something. There's this kind of simultaneous self expression as fan and too much knowledge as fan. It comes together to create this very intense identification between the person who loves the work and the artists themselves.

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