As a young man, I used to make fun of John Denver
Then I met my (future) wife, who loved his music. So for the sake of our relationship, I did not give voice to my (unfounded) opinions.
Then my opinion of him began to change.
A perfect of example of why the Bible instructs that if you want to improve your thinking, first control what comes out of your mouth.
Sounds like what happened to a lot of guys in the 70's that didn't like Neil Diamond.
Dr. Leo Marvin: Are you married? Bob Wiley: I'm divorced. Dr. Leo Marvin: Would you like to talk about that? Bob Wiley: There are two types of people in this world: Those who like Neil Diamond, and those who don't. My ex-wife loves him.
Same thing, regarding Gordon Lightfoot- kept it under my hat until I heard Mr. Tony Rice perform some of Gordon’s better songs... like this one: “Bitter Green”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3H0SpHihdA