Perhaps this is why music like Farinelli's is so intense? Like Van Gogh, with his maddening tinnitis.. or Beethoven with his deafness.. it seems that those artists who suffer greatly are the ones who manage to create art that transcends our expectations; and redefine (in some sense) and extend their fields... I wonder why this must be so.. It seems greatness is its own curse...
sharebut then in every field of art, you have the individuals who lead somewhat 'boring' lives, or at least lives that are not born of pain and suffering: Mozart, Bach, Shakespeare, Michelangelo, etc...
Could it be the artists who suffer the most for their creations are ones we particularly empathize with?
It's not about the artist's suffering but the art and stories of their performances that make people interested in how they came about.
sharebut then in every field of art, you have the individuals who lead somewhat 'boring' lives, or at least lives that are not born of pain and suffering: Mozart, Bach, Shakespeare, Michelangelo, etc...
Ben Okri suggests that art is born from wounds to the self. The art is that person's attempt to make sense of and/or heal their wounds. I agree with him and the person who first suggested that bad life = good art.
Fatima had a fetish for a wiggle in her scootshare