some of my fav artists' work principles/ethics/learning moments

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Seattle-raised, soul-bearing rapper Macklemore

Throw me a gold mine, and a co-sign

While you're riding a couple dope rides

Two women, both dimes

Not gonna lie, that shit sounds so nice

But I got creative control, and my soul's mine

-Macklemore, Victory Lap

Ten million sold, go and look at that

Ain't no middleman gonna get any of that

I suck at math, but I know how to add (1 + 1)

That's a whole lotta money

-Macklemore, Ten Million

Guitar-slaying Jack White on working inside the box and forcing yourself to work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH4NhlxSrOw

Maggie Rogers & Pharrell Williams Masterclass Clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAM1N1APk80

A look into the art and business world of Jim Henson
Elizabeth Hyde Stevens: Make Art Make Money: Lessons from Jim Henson on Fueling Your Creative Career
https://www.amazon.com/Make-Art-Money-Lessons-Creative-ebook/dp/B00EVAAE6A
https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/09/19/make-art-make-money-jim-henson/

Maybe hard is necessary

It just hit me.

I’ve been unconsciously resisting against a hard life.

It’s been the veil behind every thought.

It’s been the resistance, uncertainty around the central life questions looping through my mind—having kids, having kids and still having time to surf, buying a house, saving for retirement, figuring out freedom, helping our loved ones grow and age.

Well ya, maybe it’s hard, but you know what? I’ll figure it out.

And it’s ok if it’s hard. Hell—it might be important that it’s hard.

Where’d this idea come from that it should all, or would all, be easy?

It occurs to me this epiphany has also been had by the writers of the Friends theme song and Coldplay in The Scientist.