WHO OWNS AN ARTIST? If you’re the artist in question, you might reasonably believe that the person who owns you is, well, you. Fans often think otherwise. Fans are possessive. Their love is strong, but it’s also conditional, and it can alchemise — with little warning — into hatred.
In August, a private Facebook comment by the singer Róisín Murphy was leaked. The comment seemed to be part of a discussion about puberty blockers, which have been used to treat children with gender dysphoria, on the assumption that halting sexual
