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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Posted
2:21 PM
by freelance radical
. . WHY DO THEY Artists.....writers.....musicians.....why do they create, even though it's usually the least profitable and the least safe way to exist in every society? It's got to be a compulsion. Some personalities have an almost violent need to create, and many of those have openly admitted that they'd literally go crazy, if they couldn't transfer their psychotic impulses into wild swirls of paint on hundreds of canvasses -- Vincent van Gogh, among others. Some personalities possess an enormous amount of hatred that would cause them to psychologically or physically harm others, if they were unable to write scary-as-hell novels in which the protagonist murders, dismembers, and otherwise commits heinous acts of rage -- Stephen King, among others. Some personalities are full of severe psychic pain caused by a traumatic childhood, and will use the act of creation to partially escape such pain by releasing its power into a musical masterpiece -- Pink Floyd's "The Wall", for instance. Some personalities possess an intense and seldom-satisfied desire for direct interaction with large audiences and the immediate gift of appreciation their applause bestows on them. Such people will outdo even their own expectations, and will often create some of the most beautiful works of art to maintain this high -- Brad Paisley comes to mind. Then there are those who were born with a spirit that contains a surplus amount of love and creative talent, together with a personality that compels them to express those gifts. Such individuals are the world's great creators. They seek nothing in return for their many gifts of extreme beauty. Their work creates brand-new forms of expression, inspires millions to utilize these forms, and moves their specific area of creative endeavor into a whole new level of evolution -- Bob Dylan's work contains the essence of such power. +++++++
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