Summary

Lord Byron, the one-time poet, was a friend of Methos a century before. Methos had joined Byron and Percy and Mary Shelly at a gathering at Byron's house. Mary watches as Byron dies after taking his first head and the Quickening that comes after. She bases her novel 'Frankenstein' on "the anguish of immortality" that she sees in Methos and Byron. Meanwhile, in the present, Byron, now a rock star, sets his sights on a young, talented guitarist named Mike. Mike sees Byron as a connection to the big time, and he lets Byron pressure him into a drug overdose that kills him. MacLeod goes for Byron's head. Methos tries to convince him to spare Byron for his great artistry, but MacLeod won't listen, asking Methos what great music Mike could have made. MacLeod kills Byron.

Quotes

Methos: "There are some questions about life that only the dead can answer."

Methos: "Perhaps, dear Mary, death isn't truly journey's end but just another turn in the road. If we believe that, we can live without fear."

Methos: "To make great music, you have to experience life."
Joe: "The good and the bad, huh? Hallelujah."
Methos: "Sometimes the man is not as strong as the music."

Methos: "Did you ever starve to death, MacLeod? Byron feels hunger like that every day. Twenty thousand people screaming his name is not enough to fill the hole inside of him. He always wants more, he always needs more."

Byron: "Do you want a tombstone that says he lived for centuries? Or do you want one that says for centuries he was alive?"
Methos: "You're not listening to me. I don't want a tombstone."

Methos: "Matter and anti-matter. Byron knew that, too. His life had become one long tragedy."
MacLeod: "And we all know how those end."