Well.. I guess that depends on who you ask.
.... please.... "lend me your ears..."
To me, art is an expression of thought and emotion. A way of communicating who you are, how you feel and what you believe. I think art should propagate a reaction of some kind. Sometimes that reaction is positive, people love what you've done, what you've put out into the world... other times, you'll get a backlash of negativity because people will judge and hate your work. I suppose that's the nature of the beast. But I also suppose that's how you know you've created art.
Look at Miley Cyrus... today versus her Hannah Montana days. Miley ... love her or hate her... makes a statement with her work. She broke out of the G-Rated world and ... like a pendulum, swung to the absolute opposite side of the image spectrum. Like her or not, she definitely got a reaction from the world. She, just like so many other musical artists has shaken the mold... broken the perception she perhaps felt relegated to. Lady Gaga does and did the same thing - changing the ideas of beauty .... bringing an idea of soul deep beauty to the pop world. So while she may seem weird to you... donning a suit of meat or painting her face a myriad of hues... she too, shakes up the conception of "norm" as an accepted art form.
Musicians have an amazing opportunity to shape conversation... and if they're lucky... influence lives. I want to be an inspiration, I want to have a voice and speak to things that matter to me.
That's an easy thing to say... it's definitely a different thing to do.
I'm currently prepping for the production of a new album... and I'm pouring myself into it. I'm writing and speaking on issues I believe in. Pushing my own limits and trying to break down the walls that I, at one point or another, decided would be the limit... walls that I was ok hiding behind. No matter how large a space I feel I have to create in.... I admit... from time to time I still feel those finite lines. Lines drawn in the sand by my own fears of public perception and rejection. Art pushes back... and in my experience ... sometimes takes the artist to new places... luring them out of their comfort zones to a realization that if you're brave enough... there are no limits.
That's what my latest demo blurb is about... My new song (that will be officially recorded in a few months) is about stepping out of your comfort zone. Being brave enough to bare yourself.. completely... whether you take that literally or metaphorically. Be brave enough to bare it all .... and then be strong enough to stand on your own, judged by others. You may be showered with love ... but you might also hear a cacophony of criticism.
I think in the end... all you can do is be true to yourself... true to your art.... then let the chips fall where they may. :)
We are all beautiful and we all see the world differently. We may not agree with one another, but those brave enough to speak up, will have the ears of many.
I'm standing here.... bare before you... do I have your attention? Can you handle me naked?
.... please.... "lend me your ears..."
To me, art is an expression of thought and emotion. A way of communicating who you are, how you feel and what you believe. I think art should propagate a reaction of some kind. Sometimes that reaction is positive, people love what you've done, what you've put out into the world... other times, you'll get a backlash of negativity because people will judge and hate your work. I suppose that's the nature of the beast. But I also suppose that's how you know you've created art.
Look at Miley Cyrus... today versus her Hannah Montana days. Miley ... love her or hate her... makes a statement with her work. She broke out of the G-Rated world and ... like a pendulum, swung to the absolute opposite side of the image spectrum. Like her or not, she definitely got a reaction from the world. She, just like so many other musical artists has shaken the mold... broken the perception she perhaps felt relegated to. Lady Gaga does and did the same thing - changing the ideas of beauty .... bringing an idea of soul deep beauty to the pop world. So while she may seem weird to you... donning a suit of meat or painting her face a myriad of hues... she too, shakes up the conception of "norm" as an accepted art form.
Musicians have an amazing opportunity to shape conversation... and if they're lucky... influence lives. I want to be an inspiration, I want to have a voice and speak to things that matter to me.
That's an easy thing to say... it's definitely a different thing to do.
I'm currently prepping for the production of a new album... and I'm pouring myself into it. I'm writing and speaking on issues I believe in. Pushing my own limits and trying to break down the walls that I, at one point or another, decided would be the limit... walls that I was ok hiding behind. No matter how large a space I feel I have to create in.... I admit... from time to time I still feel those finite lines. Lines drawn in the sand by my own fears of public perception and rejection. Art pushes back... and in my experience ... sometimes takes the artist to new places... luring them out of their comfort zones to a realization that if you're brave enough... there are no limits.
That's what my latest demo blurb is about... My new song (that will be officially recorded in a few months) is about stepping out of your comfort zone. Being brave enough to bare yourself.. completely... whether you take that literally or metaphorically. Be brave enough to bare it all .... and then be strong enough to stand on your own, judged by others. You may be showered with love ... but you might also hear a cacophony of criticism.
I think in the end... all you can do is be true to yourself... true to your art.... then let the chips fall where they may. :)
We are all beautiful and we all see the world differently. We may not agree with one another, but those brave enough to speak up, will have the ears of many.
I'm standing here.... bare before you... do I have your attention? Can you handle me naked?