Does hating the artist mean you have to hate the music?

I was suddenly struck with inspiration for this post earlier. It's a short one, I'm sorry.

Does hating the artist mean you have to hate the music?

When listening to music, I try and focus on the actual music, rather than the artist. This might seem like the obvious thing to do, but I know it isn't always the case. 
Music is often first judged by who created it. Say, The 1975 or Bastille made a pretty good song, most people I follow on twitter would dismiss it and say it's 'terrible' because of the fact The !975/Bastille made it, yet if Arctic Monkeys or The Smiths made an awful song, people are likely not to criticise it because of who made it.
Personally, I can't understand why people do this. By doing this, you're missing out on listening to music you could really enjoy and pretending you like stuff you don't, just to fit in. What's the point? If I dislike a song, I tell people I dislike it. If I like a song, I tell people I like it, regardless of the artist.
Take the band Hole for example. I know a lot of people hate Courtney Love and stuff, which yeah, is their own opinion. However, hating her does not mean you have to hate Hole. They're one of my favourite bands, and one of my friends favourite bands (she hates Courtney). There is no reason to hate music because of who made it. It's silly to miss out on music because you hold too much of a grudge against a member of a band.
Another aspect to this is a debatable subject - should somebody's criminal record affect what you think about their music? Even I am iffy about this. I think that if you like a song, you should continue to like it, even if the lead singer turns out to have murdered someone. I guess you could link this to drugs as well. If they do something you do not like, you should not refuse to listen to the music they produce (especially if it's only one member of a band). Music is music, the artist's life choices are their life choices. 

So in conclusion, give somebody's music a chance, even if you dislike them. You might just find a new favourite song from somewhere you never thought you would.

- Charlotte x