Well, I'm not really one to sugarcoat anything or try to make up every excuse in the book to hide an artist's "underperformance" or lack of success. But I do find it hilarious that these excuses are used when convenient. A lot of these fanbases on ATRL do that. You wouldn't want to be contradicted later on when you're on the opposite side of the fence.

Instead of making nonsensical excuses, it would be much better to call it what it is.