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I voted Yes, but I have to qualify it by saying my standards for people who are trying to make something are more open than my standards for those who have achieved "success" of some sort.
I've had some friends who made music that wasn't my scene at all, but I still encouraged them and pointed out the best parts while being honest that it wasn't my thing. Meanwhile, nearly all of my friends who've achieved some level of popularity have happened to make great music I thought deserved it.
I tend to seek out people who make the kind of music I love, so usually by the time I've bothered to get to know somebody, I know their music is great. Also, I've found that several people who I found I enjoy conversing with, coincidentally made awesome music they hadn't even told me about. That's happened with a couple people from this board, but it's also happened with an Australian guy I met on the Michael Moorcock board too.
I don't know what I do if I made friends with somebody and they turned out to be Eddie Vedder or Don Henley. That would really suck.
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