25th
The Cruel World Of Critics
I recently talked to an established Seattle musician who opened my eyes. He told me that he’s going to go record an album in a couple weeks that he’s not going to release. When I asked why, he simply answered that he didn’t know if his insides could deal with the criticism. It was awesome to hear someone say that and I can fully respect that.
I think it is easy to think of the musicians we like as more than just human. This never really occurred to me until I started running into artists at small shows around Seattle. It has become even more impressive simply because they are just people like you and I. The sad part is that we hold their creations to such high standards and it is easy for us to rip on an album we don’t like or say that Joe Cool just isn’t as talented as he used to be. However, we’re only tearing down pieces of art that individuals have come together to create and given us, the masses, the chance to listen to. It’s about the same as writing down the story of your life and giving it to a billion people and someone writing an article on some blog about how your experiences aren’t worth the time. We are all only human and I think through the internet and the media we’ve blurred the faces we follow.
