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However, some fans have found it harder to reconcile their love of the music with the revelations that have emerged about the man behind Gary Glitter. One male fan who wishes to remain anonymous tells me of his extreme disappointment when Glitter first admitted to possessing child sex abuse images."I was devastated, angry, and felt so let down. I thought it was bad enough when I found out he wore a wig. But this—it ripped me apart as a fan. I had the piss taken out of me constantly by my friends and family. I threw his autobiography in the bin, and all my Gary Glitter records went in the loft. That was it—he was removed from my memory, or so I thought," he says.But once online video streaming took off in the early 2000s, he once again found himself drawn to the music of Gary Glitter. He ended up establishing a YouTube channel dedicated to the former glam rocker and feels that appreciation of the music should be separated from the crimes of the man."It's not your fault if you like certain songs. Mine just happen to be Gary Glitter's music, and boy do I get stick for it. But I just think, Sod 'em. Who the hell do they think they are? Yeah, I get a hard time, but that's the way it is—it comes with the gig so to speak," he says."I thought it was bad enough when I found out he wore a wig. But this—it ripped me apart as a fan."
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