>>The artistic process is an internal one and highly personal and can be a very lonely road to travel down. When you strip away all the external hoopla surrounding any media figure, you are left with a person, who is just like anyone else. And I think the majority of their struggles are internal and don't have much to do with fans at all. Even if someone is seeming to talk about something regarding the public they may in fact be really talking about something else entirely. In a way, I think being famous creates an illusion, albeit a very powerful one, and I think in some cases, it can become a demon that creates much inner turmoil.<<
so true victor & very well said...as many have said it gets very lonely at the top & kurt cobain was certainly up there...as far as an artist feeling relevant or irrelevant, i imagine it must be hard once you've had the whole world in your hand, to watch it slip away...however, i know that the creative process does not stop just because the market changes & while it IS nice to have an audience it certainly doesn't play a part in the initial creative process (unless you are doing only it for commercial reasons)... ******************************************** Kate Bennett www.katebennett.com sponsored by Polysonics Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html ********************************************
