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All the greatest writers, painters, composers, sculptors etc. dedicated themselves full time to their art. You just can't reach a comparable level of mastery by
by goto11 6y ago
All the greatest writers, painters, composers, sculptors etc. dedicated themselves full time to their art. You just can't reach a comparable level of mastery by dabbling in your spare time.
- the_af 6y agoFirst, this is a secondary discussion. Mastery? That wasn't the argument. The argument was about whether writing books can exist separate from monetary compensation. Second, as has been mentioned to you in another comment, mastery is not directly related to having been paid for your art. There are acknowledged poets whose work was published posthumously. They didn't live off it. (The quote was by Stephen King, by the way. Regardless of what you think about his literary skill, the man sure can speak about writing).
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- goto11 6y agoIf you don't care about quality then I guess you are right.
- the_af 6y agoI never said I didn't care about quality, just that the discussion you entered was about whether books would exist without payment and whether only the "insane" would still write. You seem to want to take the argument on a tangent, but please read again the post which sparked this thread. What the original comment asserted was patently false.
- icebraining 6y ago"'But you're Philip Glass! What are you doing here?' It was obvious that I was installing his dishwasher and I told him I would soon be finished." https://www.theguardian.com/education/2001/nov/24/arts.highereducation1 https://www.theguardian.com/education/2001/nov/24/arts.highe...
- goto11 6y agoWhats your point? Are you suggesting society would be better off is Philip Glass never had become a professional composer?
- icebraining 6y agoI mostly wanted to share that fun anecdote. I don't think anyone suggested that. Society may be better off despite Glass never becoming a professional composer, though.
- goto11 6y agoMaybe I misunderstand what you are saying, but Glass did become a (quite successful) professional composer and performer.
- icebraining 6y agoSorry, occasionally my grasp of English is lacking. I meant that, while Glass not becoming a professional composer would have been bad by itself, it may be a reasonable loss compared to the advantages.