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Quote by Patti Smith

“A writer or any artist can’t expect to be embraced by the people. I've done records where it seemed like no one listened to them. You write poetry books that maybe 50 people read. And you just keep doing your work because you have to, because it’s your calling.”

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Patti Smith

Patti Smith is an influential American singer-songwriter, born on December 30, 1946. Known for her unique musical style and poetic lyrics, she is considered one of the pioneers of post-punk and punk rock. Smith's music career began in the 1970s, and she quickly became a star in the underground music scene. Her debut album 'Horses' was released in 1975 and is considered a landmark in punk rock. more

“I lay there with my mind running amuck, on the brink of madness. And somehow, gradually, early Sunday morning, I became calm. I can't think of any other word for it. I was thinking about the beach poem again, and I started to feel that I was being looked after, that everything was OK. It was strange: if there was ever a time in my life when I had the right to feel alone this was it. But I lost that sense of loneliness. I felt like there was a force in the room with me, not a person, but I had a sense that there was another world, another dimension, and it would be looking after me. It was like, "This isn't the only world, this is just one aspect of the whole thing, don't imagine this is all there is.”

God Spirituality Loneliness Calm

Book:A Killing Frost

Source: A Killing Frost

“I wanted to use art. I wanted to use art in a different way in my life. I wanted a sense that... All the nooks and crannies that we don't understand about the way that we life through our day to day life, and I wanted that shown to me, you know? Not in great clarity, but some kind of physical manifestation of these are the areas of life that are causing you grief, or euphoria, and you don't really know why.”

Life Art Artist Music Musician David Bowie

Author:David Bowie

“If each piece is approached as our life's defining work, we revise and overwrite endlessly, aiming for the unrealistic ideal of perfection.”

Art Editing Perfectionism

Book:The Creative Act: A Way of Being

Source: The Creative Act: A Way of Being

“Todos los artistas sufren otro baño de realidad cuando el objetivo de su obra desaparece de forma repentina. Para los artistas veteranos, este momento suele coincidir, de un modo más bien perverso, con el momento en el que alcanzan su objetivo”