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| Subject | Art Vs. Commerce |
| Date | Tue, 15 May 2007 23:58:23 -0400 |
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Here's my take on the art vs. commmerce question...
(The discussions of late have been quite invigorating, BTW)
Kerry said:
>>I believe that lasting art is created
from desires of the heart, not the needs of the
pocketbook (get a day job!).<<
Maybe. Maybe not.
Great art can be popular. Great art can be unpopular. And all points it
between.
Were the Beatles, Bob Dylan & the Rolling Stones motivated to make money?
Hell yeah.
Do they make great art (pop or otherwise) along the way? Hell yeah.
Do they also prostitute themselves at various times throughout their long
careers? Yeah, they did that, too.
People are complex. They can have multiple motivations for doing something.
Making money and making great music (or any art form) are NOT mutually
exclusive. And art can come from a lot of places. Sometimes it's the heart.
Sometimes it's the groin. Sometimes it's a place outside of yourself. Why
put shackles on your creativity?
If you can make music your day job, more power to you. The fear of spending
your life in a dead-end town, like Hibbing or Liverpool, working some
dead-end job motivated more than a few musicians to hone their craft and
hunt down their muses. The immediate needs of the pocketbook can be quite
inspirational at times.
Greg
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