from a place of complete subjectivity
5th May 2017 | for Creatives | creative process, create for YOURSELF, artist integrity, music, value the art, Tei Shi |
"Creating music comes from a place of complete subjectivity, and that's the way it should be. It starts from a place of having to be so in touch with yourself, your emotions, your perspective. And there's a satisfaction that comes out of creating, which I think is selfish, but not in a negative way. What you then do with the influence you may gain from putting that into the world is where you can really contribute to something beyond yourself."
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have a clear idea of what you want
"I see a lot of people who want the things that come along with being a musician or artist, but don't know what they actually want to represent. When you don't have a vision for what you want to put out there, it can lead to being influenced by those around you. Everyone is going to have an opinion and give you advice and tell you how to do things. But if you really want to do your thing and be successful doing something that's unique to you, then you need to have a clear idea of what you want. You will be influenced by others, but you should have the strongest sense of what you're putting out there."
It is very self-centered
"Making music and being an artist in any way, really, stems from an essentially self-centered place. Some people will say that they make music or art to give something to the world, to share it with people, because they think people need to hear it. I think most of that is bullshit. You create things because they come from a place that is purely you. It is very self-centered, which is not a bad thing—it is just the nature of creativity."
you're part of that audience
"I don't think there's anything wrong with writing or creating with an audience in mind. That's smart as long as you feel like you're part of that audience and you don't change or go against your own intuition an about what you should create in order to make them happy."