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One that apparently took 15 minutes to write. If only I could derive a lifetime of income from 15 minutes worth of work. Another interesting tidbit is that if
by drewg123 8y ago
One that apparently took 15 minutes to write. If only I could derive a lifetime of income from 15 minutes worth of work.
Another interesting tidbit is that if it was a patent rather than a copyright, the rights would have expired 3 years ago. I spent far longer than 15 minutes just talking to the patent attorney the last time I filed a patent.
- so33 8y agoThe song may have taken 15 minutes to write but I can guarantee it did not take 15 minutes to record, produce, and promote the song.
- jstarfish 8y agoAlso took far longer than 15 minutes to build her brand and audience to the point where she's releasing celebrity holiday albums that anybody cares to listen to instead of fading into obscurity. But for the lack of a holiday album, Limp Bizkit might still be with us. That said, holiday albums are just a ploy to net royalties in perpetuity-- you're guaranteed airtime and income once a year for as long as Christmas and copyright law exist. Nobody should expect to be making bank on long-tail efforts.
- Reedx 8y agoPicasso is sketching at a park. A woman walks by, recognizes him, and begs for her portrait. He agrees and a few minutes later hands her the sketch. She is elated about how wonderfully it captures the very essence of her character. What beautiful work it is. She asks how much she owes him. "5000 francs, madam," says Picasso. The woman is incredulous, outraged, and asks how that's even possible given it only took him 5 minutes. Picasso looks up and, without missing a beat, says: "No, madam, it took me my whole life."
- theandrewbailey 8y ago... The woman pays the outrageous sum for the portrait, but Picasso still (somehow) owns it for the rest of his life, plus 70 years.
- dgzl 8y agoBad comparison, you don't "buy" music, you buy the medium and rent the music. The woman bought the portrait.
- jjeaff 8y agoA more apt comparison would be if the women bought a print of the original portrait.
- eesmith 8y agoPicasso might own the right to make copies of it, but Picasso wouldn't own the actual portrait.
- sideshowb 8y agoEasy. Just spend years perfecting your art, then years perfecting the promotion of your art, and then you can have overnight success.
- bitpush 8y agoThat's like saying Usain Bolt only ran for less than 10 seconds and he gets all the glory. It takes years of practice before one becomes an overnight success. Mariah Carey is incredibly talented musician who dedicated her entire life to music. If she made a chart topping song in 15minutes, that just shows how good of a musician she (and her team) is.
- Balgair 8y agoMimi has an astounding 5 octave range for her voice. The only other modern singer in the 'popular' music realm that has a larger dynamic range is Axl Rose of GnR. Her voices spans from F2 to G7. Keeping that set of pipes working (especially for as long as she has) is a LOT of work and discipline. She, without any doubt, has worked for more than 15 minutes. https://www.concerthotels.com/worlds-greatest-vocal-ranges https://www.concerthotels.com/worlds-greatest-vocal-ranges
- jjeaff 8y ago"Blink" is a great book by Malcolm Gladwell. He goes into detail about the flashes of inspiration or genius that people receive when creating great things and how that generally only happens to people who have spent their lives learning a craft and being steeped in it all the time. Many thousands and thousands of hours of hard work are behind most anyone who can sit down at a piano and hammer out a great song in a short period of time.