Its a Thin Line between Groupie and Fan

In a society where real fans are rare and groupies are running rampant, how can you tell the difference between a fan and a groupie? Some can and have easily mistaken a fan as a groupie, but I highly doubt a groupie has been mistaken for a fan. My definition of a fan is a person who love the art being produced. They like the artist but they live for the craft. A fan is a person who will support an artist's work despite what controversy or "bad press" is surrounding that person. They know how to draw a line between the artist and his work. They know how to see the work and greatness not the person from which it comes. They still believe and support the person who is creating the work but if the person is showing bad moral judgment that fan will still support the artist's projects. Not because they don't care about what the artist has done or feel like they are above ridicule but because they cannot deny the greatness and quality of what is being produced. Example: Kanye West and the Taylor Swift incident. When Kanye did this I was very disappointed in him but if he was to had dropped My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy the next day I would have still bought two copies of it. Not because I am just o so in love with Kanye West (which I am, well his mind but whatever off subject) but because I know that the music on that album would have been pure genius, and which it was. I would have still been disappointed in him and his bad decision but my views of him as an artist wouldn't have changed. To me that is what a fan is. While a groupie on the other hand...SMH could careless about the craft. All she does is looks at the artist and see money signs and begins to scheme on how she can get him so she can get what he has. She'll hang around wherever he is, try and sneak into his hotel room, whatever! They will do whatever they have to do in order to get what they want. Its really sad quite honestly, but hey it is what it is I guess...Anyhow but artist I know it can be hard but try not to mistake a groupie for a fan because you can eff around and lose a true fan. Just because they might @ you on twitter alot or show up at places they know you will be, doesn't mean that they're groupies, It might just mean that they are fans who wants to meet the person behind the brilliant work. Writing this article is making me want to watch my favorite movie Almost Famous! If you haven't seen it you should check it out, it actually discusses this "issue" in the movie!