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This kind of fan driven art transform artists into dancing monkeys. I mean, there is nothing wrong in that - but makes art bland and utilitarian. It changes t
by varispeed 4y ago
This kind of fan driven art transform artists into dancing monkeys.
I mean, there is nothing wrong in that - but makes art bland and utilitarian.
It changes thinking from expressing oneself, pushing boundaries, to what can I do to make my fans continue to pay $5. The soul somehow gets lost.
Many artists cannot fit themselves into such regime and end up giving up. I guess that's how humans work.
- circlefavshape 4y agoThis bothers me too. I get tons of social media ads for how to make money from music, one of them is Savvy Musician - a stay-at-home Mom with 5 kids who makes Celtic Metal. Her advice centers on finding your micro-niche, which to me feels like just writing the same song over and over, and then digging in it looks like most of her income is from selling merch, so the music ends up being just ads for t-shirts and mugs.