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“I feel like really thinking about art and really appreciating it and learning the language of it just makes you more of a connoisseur. I believe that.”

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David Rees

David Rees, born on June 22, 1972, is a renowned cartoonist known for his unique style of satire and humor, which has won him a wide audience. more

“I take pop culture really seriously, I think it's really important, and the stuff that I make...I don't want it to be insubstantial, even if it's about something wacky, like sharpening pencils. I feel like I owe it to myself and I owe it to people who are really interested in pencils and I owe it to anybody to do my due diligence and give them something real.”

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“The type of pop culture that is honestly very moving and powerful to me is [when artists] do their homework. They make it real.”

Real Moving Artist Culture Powerful Type Pops Honestly Pop Culture Homework Very Moving

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“To me, if you're lucky enough to make stuff that people will pay money for, do a good job. Really do a good job. Especially if you're talking about real stuff, like terror atrocities and human rights abuses and pencil-sharpening techniques.”

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“The things I'm grateful for are: I had the one thing that I feel really lucky about, which is that I made something, I made art, that truly - in a weird way - truly comforted me and comforted a lot of people. And I'm really grateful that I got to have that experience.”

People Way Feels Art Made One Thing Lucky Grateful

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“Bittersweet is kind of my own favourite style because I want to be able to cry to the same song that I also can laugh to.”

Want Kind Able Song My Own Laughing Style Cry Favourite Bittersweet

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“I would say that we like to disguise our heartbreaks with happier melodies.”

Melody Disguise

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“There will come a day when you will be stronger and you will forget that person that just broke your heart. It's very hard to do that, but that's why you surround yourself with good people. Or write a song!”

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