same thing with Charles bukowski I think. He romanticized a drunk aimless lifestyle but in real life was a pretty hard worker. Because of bukowski and other writers I used to think drunkenness was cool. Hunter Thompson led me to more exotic things. I agree that it's not the artist's fault in any way when dumb kids are influenced by what they read and see, but it's a real thing.
TW owns the role of Renfield.