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Re: Kanye West On Creativity

#81

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Hey man, if there are a handful of creative people, there's got to be someone spending time appreciating it, or there's no audience.

There is not a single creator who does not also consume.

Hmm. I also feel like if everybody was creative we would be way over-saturated.

Re: Kanye West On Creativity

#82

I'm on the plane listening to the college dropout. It brings back so many memories. When we made it I had all 6 parents, 4 grandparents and my mom and dad. Now I have my dad and my grandfather. Music is so nostalgic. Every song I listen to brings me back to when I first played them for my mom, when I first played from for Dame, when I first played them Jay, when I first played them for Kweli, when I first played them…

Thanks for making it readable for us. Now, it only needs a steady beat of bongos in the background while it's read aloud. I'll put on my black turtle-neck, beret, and sunglasses.

Really - it almost works as Beat Poetry.

Re: Kanye West On Creativity

#83
"We used to be the niggas rocking polo shirts, Louie back packs, paper denim jeans, and exclusive Adidas from Sporty LA. We were the underdogs."

I laughed.

If those "niggas" are the underdogs, what should we call the "niggas" dying in Haiti?

Re: Kanye West On Creativity

#84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is not a single creator who does not also consume.

Hmm. I also feel like if everybody was creative we would be way over-saturated.

This might be true if everyone was able to publish top quality albums or illustrations and art- but what if everyone just made their own greeting cards instead of buying them? The world would probably be just fine if not better.

Re: Kanye West On Creativity

#85

I'm on the plane listening to the college dropout. It brings back so many memories. When we made it I had all 6 parents, 4 grandparents and my mom and dad. Now I have my dad and my grandfather. Music is so nostalgic. Every song I listen to brings me back to when I first played them for my mom, when I first played from for Dame, when I first played them Jay, when I first played them for Kweli, when I first played them…

Alexander McQueen was a British fashion designer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_McQueen

His last show: http://www.alexandermcqueen.com/int/en/corporate/archive2010...

RIP.

Re: Kanye West On Creativity

#87
post #55

Oh. Looks like Kanye's attempting a little heartfelt PR stunt to make people believe he actually has a responsibility to create. Fair attempt, but his actions say the exact opposite: that he's doing it all for himself, the fame and recognition. I, for one, don't believe this jackass.

If you've read his blog before (when it was kanyeuniversecity) you'd believe.

Re: Kanye West On Creativity

#88
post #83

"We used to be the niggas rocking polo shirts, Louie back packs, paper denim jeans, and exclusive Adidas from Sporty LA. We were the underdogs." I laughed. If those "niggas" are the underdogs, what should we call the "niggas" dying in Haiti?

Congratulations on being unable to pick up context!

Re: Kanye West On Creativity

#89
post #55

Oh. Looks like Kanye's attempting a little heartfelt PR stunt to make people believe he actually has a responsibility to create. Fair attempt, but his actions say the exact opposite: that he's doing it all for himself, the fame and recognition. I, for one, don't believe this jackass.

I don't think they're mutually exclusive. Where does this urge and feeling of a responsibility to create come from? Preservation of the ego, legacy, a feeling of importance.. all things that fame and recognition fuel. It's a bit like economic motivation in capitalism. If someone's greed for money leads to them doing great things to make money (hiring people and redistributing wealth in the process) then that "greed"…

Maybe you're right - but he still comes across as a self-absorbed jerk, and that's his own doing.
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