Re:Marriage turns genius off like a tap.
by xirium on Wednesday February 06, 2008 @07:50PM
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Marriage doesn't only stop scientific genius. It also stops musical genius. A good example would be The Beatles. Consider them like a start-up. They had a phenomenally productive phase but it stopped after they got married. This could be because the number of decision makers grew and the number of relationships grew even more.
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Re:Marriage turns genius off like a tap.
by hernan7 on Wednesday February 06, 2008 @08:15PM
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According to Wikipedia, John was married to Cynthia from 1962-68; then to Yoko. Ringo married in '65; George in '66.
Stunning counterexample.
Re:Marriage turns genius off like a tap.
by mynameishere on Friday February 08, 2008 @01:14AM
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I know this is an old thread, but Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Wagner, Rachmaninov, and Richard Strauss (off the top of my head) were all married.
Bach also fathered 20 children.
Re:Marriage turns genius off like a tap.
by nkohari on Wednesday February 06, 2008 @11:10PM
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It depends. Yoko either influenced John's creativity or his relationship with her reflected his shifting values. Either way, it wasn't a lack of creativity that broke up the Beatles, it was a rift between what they wanted to express in terms of art.