“Having financial independence does not increase one's chances of independent, artistic creation whatsoever. Our conditioned behavior toward mimicry for the sake of market forces is an amazing syndrome. The watchtowers guide us well.” WellsDoeForceChanceCreationBehaviorIncreaseIndependentIndependenceSakeFinancialGuidesArtisticSyndromesFinancial IndependenceMimicryArtistic Creation Author:Fady Joudah
“The more money you make, the more the culture already attracts you to serve it, with an aura of glitter and power, to reproduce it in even stronger ways. And you have to resist that so much if any meaningful artistic integrity is to be had.” IfsWayCultureIntegrityStrongerMeaningfulArtisticMore MoneyGlitterAurasArtistic Integrity Author:Fady Joudah