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• Knows they are not a brand. Brands are consistent, artists are not.
• Needs to grow. Once they stop doing this, they’re dead.
• Gets frustrated but carries on.
• Gets angry but doesn’t respond.
• Knows the most ardent supporters are those who are silent.
• Finishes.
• Is willing to learn.
• Knows that inspiration creates the best work, but that sometimes creation begets inspiration. In other words, once you grease the wheels you might be inspired to do something great.
• Knows that those who respond first are the ones to be most ignored.
• Knows the more you know, the longer you’ve been doing it, the harder it gets, even though you are that much more skilled.
• Realizes that putting one’s foot in the pool is the first step and most people are unwilling to do this.
• Knows to ignore their most vocal critics. It’s usually more about the person who is criticizing than the work.
• Knows the audience has expectations, but is not concerned with fulfilling them.
• Is willing to go broke.
AN ARTIST …
• Endures negative feedback.
• Takes risks on a regular basis.
• Does not create to satiate the audience but themselves.
• Creates because they need to.
• Works without the audience in mind.
• Knows that they will oftentimes be ahead of the audience.
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