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user-inactivated  ·  3958 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Art for no one’s sake

Hey! Great to hear from you.

Yes, I should think it is especially difficult for musicians. Art is rather like zen -- or at least that is how I approach it when I am at my best. If you are not fully engaged, you're off the path. I fail often, but at least I understand what failure is.

Writing, on the other hand, is a peculiar sort of art. You have to consider your audience since you are trying to communicate with them. If I just babble things that amuse me, I'm not very interesting and I get nowhere. The effectiveness of one's writing is contingent on a deep understanding of one's audience. If I worry about my audience while painting I'll paint crap, but if I DON'T worry about my audience while writing I'll write crap. Music, maybe, is somewhere in between.

Hmm. I may be drifting toward the crap side here. Probably because I'm thinking about my work schedule...