The Mind Of Artists

I didn't get it before.

Use to be, I'd do my thing Put it out there. And let it go.

I realized something, why a lot of artists go batshit nuts. It's because the people we actually do art for, aren't the people who have full comprehension of what it takes. And I get it, when in the film industry you're paid a king's ransom to dance like a jester. But when you throw some personal thing out there, there's very little that will get you to come off that cliff as a dickhead who can say a lot and do a bunch of nothing.

A LOT of people have opinions. Some good, some bad. But most, absolutely unwarranted. I feel, in order to have some semblance of credibility, shouldn't someone have had succeeded in some aspect. Chances are, critics wouldn't be so quick to judge so harshly. Let's take movies for example. One of the greats...Roger Ebert. He wrote a movie in the late 60's called "Beyond the Valley Of The Dolls." Love it or hate it, he wrote it. And got both bad reviews and good reviews. He understands (in a creative aspect anyway) what movies take to get made (which I've learned in Russ Meyer's autobio, it was a lot of coke and a lot of big tits). So I understand his perspective. He decided it wasn't for him. But, you HAVE to respect that he put his nuts on the chopping block. So much bullshit today is about people who've done NOTHING but have a lot to say. It really gets on my nerves. Because I think it's unfair for artists to pour their guts and soul and sacrifice for some idiot who's sitting in some basement drinking Mr. Pibb writing scathing reviews on whether or not he likes something, while he is scared shitless about putting his own nuts on the chopping block. These people should be dipped in honey and thrown in a piranha tank. AND...and, the most ridiculous part about the whole thing...they relish the idea that they've somehow tipped the needle in a direction. That their greatest accomplishment in life was to do nothing but spew their opinion. That's why people go batshit in Hollywood. Because the amount of garbage people have to put up with just to make something, then have to hear from some 'tard in Shitbox, Idaho is more than anyone should endure. Forget the money for a minute, this is something different. Something more long lasting. You just want to swap brains for a second so that person can see how awful it feels.

What it amounts to is someone putting a lot of effort in and having someone who put so little effort back into destroying your sacrifices. Think for a minute...is there a price you can pay for that?