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Perzen Patel • 11 cards
In their nature, many artists lean toward one of two categories: Experimenters or Finishers. Experimenters are partial to dreaming and play, finding it more difficult to complete and release their work.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
I hired a publicist so that the newspapers wouldn’t forget I existed, but other than that, I flew under the radar and went straight to the fanbase, using the golden email list, my blog, and my Twitter feed to spread the news of every release. As I’d do later on Kickstarter, I released both of these records along with Bundles of Extra Things: $15
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Success How shall we measure success? It isn’t popularity, money, or critical esteem. Success occurs in the privacy of the soul. It comes in the moment you decide to release the work, before exposure to a single opinion. When you’ve done all you can to bring out the work’s greatest potential. When you’re pleased and ready to let go.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
1) We’re not stupid enough to believe that art is limitless or in and of itself transformative. Any art made under capitalism is stunted. But we do believe that liberatory movements that leave no space for creative output do themselves a disservice. There are organisers amongst us who vow that this will never become a... See more
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Yancey Strickler’s Nine Creative Meditations
To me or to the mean - Focus on what makes your work strange or unique rather than trying to fit in with what everyone else is doing.
You are your audience - Create work that satisfies your own desires and interests rather than trying to please an imagined mass audience.
Small is more rewarding than big -
The economics of self-publishing a book on Metalabel | Metalabel Studio
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