To be honest, I canīt answer this question because I donīt visit other boards and I am a fan of Jim Steinman first. Point. I think his music and lyrics are outstanding and so may some of his fans be. But I see no proof that your assumption is true. One person is no indicator for anything.
Markus.
> Does anyone believe that Jim's work has a greater
> potential to attract lunatics than other work?
>
> First, an aside. I am reading I'll Sleep When I'm Dead:
> The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon, and in it, they
> mention a few of his crazy fans, including a woman who
> required her husband to wear a makeshift Warren mask so
> that she could get off while they had sex. Another had a
> tattoo of his face on her breast.
>
> They conclude that Warren sure did have some crazy fans.
>
> But that's not really crazy. Sexually perverse, yes, but
> not crazy. Certainly not compared to the kinds of people
> we run into on this message board: people who believe in
> conspiracy theories, cover-ups, cases of mistaken identity
> and identity theft, I'm sure everyone knows who I am
> talking about.
>
> Do you think there is something in Jim's grandiose music,
> something that attracts those people? Or do you think it
> is simply coincidence. I am interested in hearing what
> people have to say.
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