One Piece Episode 653

[Kraco]

No we didn't. We saw him PRETENDING to be an artist first, so he could stab the shit out of her.

Nah, he was only pretending to be an artist sharing the hag's artistic sense. Obviously in reality they were lightyears apart. Brook is a rocking musician, the hag was... Dunno, a hypocritical expressionist or something. Fighting isn't the point for Brook, even if he can do it really well. Though he does even that rather artistically, if you think about it, and for example compare his sword fights with Zoro's.

[DarthEnderX]

Fighting isn't the point for Brook, even if he can do it really well.

That's like saying fighting isn't the point of Sanji, cooking is. Even though he's the 3rd strongest member of the crew.

Or, god help us, fighting isn't the point of Luffy, leading is.

The Strawhats break down into two groups of people. Those you can fight, and don't mind it, and those who can fight, but never want to.

Brook does not belong in the latter group with Nami, Usopp and Chopper. He's a legitimate badass who has no problem throwing down, even though, like Robin, he doesn't have any particular interest in it.