James Blake posted this a while back.

It's not a trip into negativity; for me, at least, this is a reminder to remember the art, the work, the fun, not the metrics nor the bullshit behind all of it.

Unfortunately, for professional artists, they do need to keep their ear to the grindstone.

While Christie's are auctioning away 'approximately 80 guitars' that Johnny Marr owns, people like Jon Spencer have to grind.

In this podcast episode, Spencer speaks about his latest album, how he runs his own record label, and how he books every single gig. He actually did that most of the time while in Boss Hog, Heavy Trash, and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. That's saying something. Also, that's what Johnny Marr and Morrissey (and Morrissey's mum, if I'm not mistaken) did during their heyday.

Run your own record label and handle your own affairs: complete control and extremely taxing.

Let a record label handle your shit, unless it's a very good record label: get fucking swindled and dumped at the side of the road after your first album.

When you see something like this, you know music's for real. The people are for real. And the world is on fire.

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