10/26-Sidney Bechet-Why is it we correlate talent and insanity?

Well there are many reasons as to why people may label a great musician insane or unstable. In Bechet's situation, he was extremely serious about his work. Many great musicians are very dedicated to their work. They aim to be the best at it. Their unwielding determination to perfect their music may seem unusual to relatives and musical audiences. But I be believe in order to be considered a musical genius, you should be dedicated to your work. At times, talented musicians attain characteristics that people create because their talent seems almost impossible. People can't believe that what they are seeing or hearing is real and so they create stories or myths about the artist in order to generalize their person. People often lie about things they fear or understand. I believe that labeling them is cliche. Kanye West is often referred to as unstable or loony because of his outbursts. I'm sure many people share Kanye's feelings but Kanye is labeled because he actually speaks on them. However, many of his works have been great hits throughout the world. Musicians seem to possess a great passion for what they do and it shows in different situations (like Bechet's case). I do not believe that this makes them crazy, it just makes them a true musician.