“I think what really separates artists from the rest of the world is that artists feel like they have permission to keep exploring and expressing their process. Most people censor that because they don't think it's good enough. Everything is measured against this patriarchal hierarchy of value, as if one person's singing voice is more important than another's.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldFeelsPersonsImportantEnoughArtistValuesProcessVoiceSingingGood EnoughPermissionExploringHierarchy Author:Antony Hegarty
“I feel very grateful that for some reason I was raised to believe that I had permission to explore the creative world. I'm very aware of what a privilege that is, because most people don't grant themselves that permission, and I really think that's the only thing that separates people that call themselves artists from the rest of the world. It's suspending self-judgment for long enough to do something expressive.” PeopleThinkingWorldBelieveLongReasonEnoughArtistCreativeGrateful Author:Antony Hegarty
“What separates people that create from the people that don't is just one's ability to take action despite the fear, you know? Or to suspend the fear, or more commonly, the voice of judgment within yourself that says, "This isn't good enough. You don't deserve to do this. You're not worthy. Your expression isn't meaningful. You have nothing to contribute, just get back to your 9-to-5 job." It's not so much that I don't have all those same voices, it's more just that for some reason as a kid I was shameless enough that could plow through them for long enough to get something on the table.” PeopleLongReasonEnoughKidsActionAbilityJudgmentDeserveWorthyMeaningfulGood EnoughShamelessNot Worthy Author:Antony Hegarty
