We would all like to believe that our creative endeavors via the medium of music are motivated by some noble cause. The reality is that we are doing it for the ladies.
So why do we make music that does anything but attract the majority of the ladies?
Not unlike the lottery, we are secretly hoping for that one in a million girl.
Admit it.
It's too bad that I'm not attracted to white guys with black horned rimmed glasses and man purses. I'd be a rockstar stud.
Such is not the case.
But I will say:
Salut! To those with the one in a million girl.
But I'll bet that her attraction to you wasn't the result of your "music."
What do you hope to accomplish through music?
13nihil wrote:The reality is that we are doing it for the ladies.
I reckon there are a few wife/partner-shaped holes in your argument.
Not only that, but my wife (for example) cannot stand my music. Come to think of it, she's not alone in this!
What do you hope to accomplish through music?
14i'm not doing any music at the moment, so i can only speculate about art in general...
i see making art as a preparation for death, and at the same time one of the most life affirming, spiritually fulfilling pursuits a person could possibly undertake. for this reason my relation to art is somewhat paradoxical.
the painter robert henri, in his book the art spirit, says "art... is simply a question of doing things, anything, well. it is not an outside, extra thing." for the most part i agree, and yet i suspect i'd be nowhere nearly as committed to being a good artist if i didn't often feel so out of tune and shut out of life. it's not uncommon that i find "daily life" rather unfulfilling, and so for me art is, perhaps unfortunately, an outside, extra thing from time to time. but even so it's a way of organizing experience and ultimately making some sort of sense (or sublime nonsense) of the world. it gives me a frame of reference that i would not otherwise have, which in turn enables me to go on living.
it's my hope that in the future i'll be less estranged from where i truly feel at home. all of this takes time. laying the groundwork for a life in art while living in such an unapologetically artless society is one of the great challenges. this is one form of suffering, being marginalized by one's internal and external limitations and all the while railing against the innate mediocrity and overall powerlessness that go hand in hand with a life of complicity and indifference. but an artist should never feel cheated. everything worthwhile entails a hell of a lot of work and why should art be any different? the funny thing is, rather than being exempt from the rules of life, as the romantic notion of artistry often suggests, an artist is, if anything, more subject to them than most people. this is not an elitist, holier-than-thou statement. it's just that being an artist entails an inordinate degree of vulernability, and this openness is usually at odds with self-preservation.
i believe we, as a society, are moving further and further away from the tortured artist's ontology. this is probably a healthy thing. and yet such people, tortured artists, will never cease to exist. there will always be a class of people who literally HAVE to do it to stay alive, even if it kills them. at a certain point it's almost as if there's really no choice in the matter. i make art because, ultimately, it feels good, but also because i can't really do anything else.
lasltly, i'm really turned on by the idea that i could make something and someone who has no idea who the hell i am could truly get something out of it. communication is important to me, but i can't always communicate as effectively as i'd like through normal means. also, i'm in it for the ladies.
i see making art as a preparation for death, and at the same time one of the most life affirming, spiritually fulfilling pursuits a person could possibly undertake. for this reason my relation to art is somewhat paradoxical.
the painter robert henri, in his book the art spirit, says "art... is simply a question of doing things, anything, well. it is not an outside, extra thing." for the most part i agree, and yet i suspect i'd be nowhere nearly as committed to being a good artist if i didn't often feel so out of tune and shut out of life. it's not uncommon that i find "daily life" rather unfulfilling, and so for me art is, perhaps unfortunately, an outside, extra thing from time to time. but even so it's a way of organizing experience and ultimately making some sort of sense (or sublime nonsense) of the world. it gives me a frame of reference that i would not otherwise have, which in turn enables me to go on living.
it's my hope that in the future i'll be less estranged from where i truly feel at home. all of this takes time. laying the groundwork for a life in art while living in such an unapologetically artless society is one of the great challenges. this is one form of suffering, being marginalized by one's internal and external limitations and all the while railing against the innate mediocrity and overall powerlessness that go hand in hand with a life of complicity and indifference. but an artist should never feel cheated. everything worthwhile entails a hell of a lot of work and why should art be any different? the funny thing is, rather than being exempt from the rules of life, as the romantic notion of artistry often suggests, an artist is, if anything, more subject to them than most people. this is not an elitist, holier-than-thou statement. it's just that being an artist entails an inordinate degree of vulernability, and this openness is usually at odds with self-preservation.
i believe we, as a society, are moving further and further away from the tortured artist's ontology. this is probably a healthy thing. and yet such people, tortured artists, will never cease to exist. there will always be a class of people who literally HAVE to do it to stay alive, even if it kills them. at a certain point it's almost as if there's really no choice in the matter. i make art because, ultimately, it feels good, but also because i can't really do anything else.
lasltly, i'm really turned on by the idea that i could make something and someone who has no idea who the hell i am could truly get something out of it. communication is important to me, but i can't always communicate as effectively as i'd like through normal means. also, i'm in it for the ladies.
What do you hope to accomplish through music?
15I hope to express myself in ways I cannot through any other medium.
"Why stop now, just when I'm hating it?" - Marvin
What do you hope to accomplish through music?
17I hope to achieve a sense of smug superiority which will help me maintain my self confidence in the presence of people who are cooler than I am, but listen to or play shittier music than I do.
What do you hope to accomplish through music?
18I play music because I really enjoy playing music, especially with my friends. Sure I have feelings and all that craic but I'll tell ya one thing for free I wouldn't be sitting playing guitar for any reason if I didn't enjoy it, not to exorcise my demons, illustrate my feelings etc. I like music.
What do you hope to accomplish through music?
19I don't do it for the ladies. If that were true, I'd have gotten laid for it already. I do it because I love music and I'm creative. And for all the free tacos.
What do you hope to accomplish through music?
20to be happier than I am when I'm not playing or writing music.
everything else (shows/touring/proper records) is a gift.
everything else (shows/touring/proper records) is a gift.
kerble is right.