“Since art exists for humanity it is not unreasonable to assume that humanity has some rights in the matter. Who pays the piper calls the tune. An artist cannot be at once a rebel and a comfortable citizen.” ArtMatterArtistHumanityPayRightsCitizensComfortableAssumingTunesRebelUnreasonablePipers Author:Walter J. Phillips
“Sometimes magazines will take artist's creative choices too literally; they assume that I actually live the way I do in music videos. For example: the whole "Dirty" thing. Do you think I wear chaps to the grocery store?” ThinkingWaySometimesWholeArtistChoicesCreativeExampleAssumingStoresVideoMagazinesDirtyGroceriesGrocery StoresChapsTime Magazine Author:Christina Aguilera
“In order to even begin to learn how to play his instrument, it takes the guitarist weeks to build calluses on his fingertips; it takes the saxophonist months to strengthen his lip so that he might play his instrument for only a five-minute stretch; it can take the pianist years to develop dual hand and multiple finger coordination. Why do writers assume they can just “write” with no training whatsoever-and then expect, on their first attempt, to be published internationally? What makes them think they're so much inherently greater, need so much less training than any other artists?” ThinkingNeedsWritingYearsFirstsPlayHandsMightArtistOrderFiveGreaterWeekMinutesMonthsTrainingInstrumentsAssumingFingersLipsMultipleFive MinutesGuitaristPianistFingertipsCoordinationCalluses Book:The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile Source: The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile