Artistic integrity? Phfeh
Listened to Captain James T. Kirk's 2004 album,
"Has Been." It's quite fun. A mix of musical styles, a talking-more-than-singing approach that helps overcome the fact that
William Shatner can't carry a tune. Plus a self-deprecating sense of humour. It was hilarious -- until I got to the middle of the album, and heard "What Have You Done," about finding his wife dead in the backyard pool. ("In truth I knew/ I was too late for death/ I had one chance/ I grasped her arm and floated upwards.") Only then did I realize that the whole album was serious.
Edit the artist. Just fast forward through that tune, program the CD player to skip it, take a three minute bathroom break. My entertainment trumps your agony.