twilightclone

Makes perfect sense. I agree! Create for yourself is a tricky phrase, and non-artists are always trotting it out to use against artists who go through dejected periods when they feel pained by their anonymity. I know what creating means in the phrase, but what does for yourself mean? They will say it means create for your own satisfaction, but what if your satisfaction involves (as it almost always does) the enjoyment by others of what you created?

I think most artists follow a particular avenue of interest in their music, painting, stories, whatever, and inevitably each one does so in a way thats distinct from other artists; in that sense, theyre creating for themselves. At the same time, I doubt many do this without caring if anyone notices. Im a writer and I wouldnt write -- or would write with much less enthusiasm and less often -- if I knew no one would read what I wrote, even though that does not determine my subjects.

Its tragic when you are up against other artists who get attention based on a lot of ballyhoo in the media or through advertising campaigns. I know how you feel and I sympathize. The way I deal with this internally is to tell myself I dont really want the audience that responds so easily to such appeals nor do I want an audience that is so apathetic about seeking other, less trumpeted art, since they often care less about art than about being cool and following whatever theyve been told to follow.

I also believe it's one of the tasks of artists to comfort each other in matters like these. Hope I helped.

ohh, look at that picture, you are so hardcore mister. my life is funny too. oh yeh, we all know that synnove is the illish.
by the way, it's a blow dryer not a straight iron. fuck an iron, i'd burn the shit out of myself. i don't have the time for that anyway...i mean, i do, but i'm not willing to spend that time on my hair of all things.