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Originally Posted by haymedic  agreed with you up until 'vanity'. i think the vane people are the ones that don't really care what the music sounds like, as long as they get their face on TV. the people who want to make great artwork have never been the vane ones... they're the artists. |
In my finitely limited experience, the artists I refer to as 'vain ones', are the artists I work with who understand that ultimately (even though the resultant culmination of our work together may have zero chance of ever 'recouping' or even breaking even) they do care, and are in fact 'vain enough' to go ahead and spend both the effort, and the considerable financial resources, to produce the best possible presentation of their own personal vision for their precious art (ie, product), knowing all the while they have
no reasonable expectations of ever recovering the money they have spent to fully realize those artistic visions.
IMHO, that is the measure of a true artist, and a most honorable pursuit.
In fact, very similar to some of the boutique manufacturers (that we all laud here on this site as) being unwavering in their vision, unconcerned solely with their profit margins, and unwilling to compromise even one iota of their integrity in the pursuit of financial gains or the "bottom line"...
IMHO, no one can possibly question the integrity of any content provider (be they artist, or manufacturer, or audio service provider) who offers no compromise, yet understanding all the while that they cannot possibly benefit (at least, financially) in any way, and yet are still absolutely unwavering in their commitment to providing the highest quality possible.
And, in the case of (most) music providers: _ALL FOR FREE_
So, who's the true artist and who's the hack, and why would anyone even remotely resembling a sane person choose to pursue this interest?
BTW- I've been advising my clients for years that music is free but T-Shirts are at least $20, so you should price merchandise accordingly...