his music was beautiful, pure and spiritually uplifting... i know this for three reasons...
first because back in the 70's when he was around his music and lyrics moved me deeply to search for truth and to seek for answers about the real meaning of life which eventually led me to torah-true judaism... i quite possibly may never have come to torah without him...
second because my rebbe rav bulman taught us that music was holy and not defiable by the immorality or tumah of the composer or performer... and if the music fit and was appropriate... any of it could be used for and adapted to davening, zemirot or hallel... like has been done with simon and garfunkle's "scarbough fair" to lecha dodi and to d'ror yikra...
and thirdly because back then he was not an anti-semite nor an idolator (even if factually he is indeed these now)... still you can't take away from him what he was back then... you simply cannot discredit the beauty of his poetry nor the majesty of his melodies or the transformative power of his voice... nor for that matter the mastery of his musical ability... he was the mozart of our time and he was without peer... nik. out...