[23rd consult]

[dr_conscience]

Business. Industry.

The fact that these words are associated with music is a shame, isn't it?

Music was created to express thought, feeling, convey an experience, capture an emotion -- to communicate on a level deeper than words alone.

Don't get me wrong, it's fantastic that some artists are lucky enough to have the chance to make an actual living off of their work, but money shouldn't be the reason to do this. The reason you make music is because you have something you need to express, some deep, human urge to convey an abstract concept in an appealing, creative way. It's because you need to.

Things just ought to be less about the artist's image and more about the artist's art, don't you think? What they're wearing, how their hair's done, who they're seen with, and whatever other gossip you can dig up aside, the worth a musician should be measured in terms of their music.

Well. I'll be in the park for a while, if anyone feels inclined to drop by and improvise some collaboration.

Comments

[thenormalsquint]

Well, you know. He made a kid. He had to take care of his baby girl.

I didn't say you were wrong. I'm just saying he wouldn't make it sound so... fluffy.

[dr_conscience]

Well, of course.

I... might have kind of a bad habit of phrasing things on the fluffy side of things.

[thenormalsquint]

Fluffy is good. I like crybaby hippies. They're cool with me.

[dr_conscience]

Have to admit, that's comforting. It feels like we're going out of style these days.

[thenormalsquint]

Head into your nearest art school and you're guarantee to find at least three in the first five seconds.

[dr_conscience]

That's true. See how many of them stick with it after a few years, of course. Not that it's any fault of theirs, in most cases, but the world's a rough place for them. It's hard to keep it up sometimes.

[thenormalsquint]

Well, I would have if I wasn't in a different department than most of them. Though the ones in my major, most of them are still pretending to be living through Woodstock.

[dr_conscience]

I guess I can't quite fault them for that.

Why didn't you?

[thenormalsquint]

I wasn't a hippie to begin with.

[dr_conscience]

Well. That could make it difficult, then, sure.

[thenormalsquint]

If I was, I probably would have gotten a stern talking to from Dad about it. And then he would let me continue being one once I did the sad face.