It is hard for me to explain the emotions I am feeling right now. There are a lot of things in this world which send my thought process spinning off into an orbit of pain and dread. I want to believe somehow, someway, humanity will pull its collective head out… Read the Rest »
Went to the Museum of Modern Art in New York today. It is a really wonderful museum. I love looking at art. I love trying to figure out why something might appeal to someone but have absolutely no tug on my art strings. Walking around becomes a game of guess… Read the Rest »
> I am an honest person. If I see someone drop some money on the ground I return it. If the grocery store forgets to ring something up I point it out. I am sometimes brutally honest when people ask me questions (I try to make sure I let people… Read the Rest »
Napster should have been the wake up call. The splash of hot coffee across the lap. The world of art and intellectual property was changed forever but the big media conglomerates thought they could put the rabbit back in the hat. They have spent the last 11 years trying but… Read the Rest »
I wonder how many people actually stole Abbie Hoffman’s brilliantly marketed counter culture book. I bet quite a few people felt obligated to do it. The nature of the book seemed to demand it. Ultimately, the publisher who put the book in bookstores had no desire to see you steal… Read the Rest »
Music transforms us. Makes us more than the sum of our parts. It has the ability to make us cry, smile, love, remember. There are not an infinite amount of musical notes in the world but there are an infinite amount of sounds which can be created with them. We… Read the Rest »
> I think fiction saved my life. Looking back on all the ways my life might have gone. The paths and choices I made. I feel fortunate to end up in a place where I feel surrounded by love, music, and art. Fiction made the non-fiction freak show of… Read the Rest »
I know that I have written about this before but I don’t think people have any kind of understanding what it takes to make a living in the world of art. I don’t care if your art of choice is painting, sculpting, music, acting, or the one I am trying… Read the Rest »