Re:Maybe you can't make money doing what you love
by wheels on Thursday October 16, 2008 @07:43AM
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Definitely some of my favorite jazz composers have some dark moments. I mean what was Chick Corea thinking in the 80s?! :-)
That said, I think the point stands, and that's why there's not a strong correlation between greatness in the arts and salary. The great artistic minds, even when producing stuff that I feel like was below par for their work, were doing so out of a genuine desire to do something important, even if they didn't have a perfect batting average. Similarly, those who were driven by that desire didn't cave just because they weren't commercial successes.
That said, I think the point stands, and that's why there's not a strong correlation between greatness in the arts and salary. The great artistic minds, even when producing stuff that I feel like was below par for their work, were doing so out of a genuine desire to do something important, even if they didn't have a perfect batting average. Similarly, those who were driven by that desire didn't cave just because they weren't commercial successes.