And is it an ethical to do so? Manson concert: discovering him at this age, being able to experience that as more of an outsider/onlooker. Brand New concert: the difference it makes when it's someone you grew up with - the catharsis I got to experience there, the humble thanks from an artist for being able to do the thing he loves doing despite having let down the people he loves and the audience he made art for. I don't know if I can separate the art from the artist but I do think that it's beautiful to see people doing the thing that they love and being so very grateful to be there doing it - there was no denying that at the Brand New show