[Sizzleboy]

I think the word "artist" is way overused. I also don't think it is possible to call yourself an artist. In fact I think that is conceited. It is not up to the creator to decide what is and is not art. That is up to the viewer, listener, or what have you.

Picasso was a self proclaimed painter.
Da Vinci was...well a scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, musician, and writer.

They did not proclaim they were artists, so how does Justin Timberlake make that stretch?


I would call most musicians entertainers, because that is what they do. They entertain their audience, with an expectation of compensation.

There is not even an agreed upon definition of art. Some say it is a creation that is meant to draw emoton in the viewer. Well, a street fight draws emotion in a viewer, and that ain't art.

I think people should just stick to entertaining and let the individual audience members decide for themselves when they feel that the entertainment has risen to the level of art.