I have been taking piano lessons for two and a half years. I auditioned with my teacher with a book proposal rather than any skill on the piano.
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The demand for a meaning which the world does not supply is often disguised under a passion for metaphysics. But the real problem is not to find the world meaningful, but to endure it without meaning—and still to act.
Lionel Trilling — The Liberal Imagination
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The brutal reality is that we have reached the stage where artistry can be discussed without any consideration of the artist—who is now an inconvenience in the value chain. And that value chain is all that matters anymore.
Ted Gioia