"I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings."
—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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(posted by) Mike
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That's easier said than done, but maybe Wolfgang was a sociopath.
Posted by: Jeff1000 | Tuesday, 28 July 2020 at 12:18 PM
That quote seems reasonable coming from Mozart, but then again, I'm not sure I'd want to hear it from Hitler (or Trump for that matter).
Posted by: SteveW | Tuesday, 28 July 2020 at 01:06 PM
Exactly what is wrong with so much of society these days.
Posted by: Eric George Rose | Tuesday, 28 July 2020 at 01:33 PM
Well... it seems that you have found my artist's statement for me!!!
Posted by: Frank Gorga | Tuesday, 28 July 2020 at 02:16 PM
Mike- I freelanced for City News Bureau in DC in the mid-late 1960's. My first assignment was to photograph Lady Bird Johnson with a poster child for some organization at the White House. I carried a 2 1/4x 3 1/4 Speed Graphic. No flash! The City News editor urged getting a Rollei.(And a flash) I did. I shot famous and infamous people at the State Dept., embassies, high-rent-district parties. City News processed the film and sent photos to the Washington Evening Star for use by their society editor. All good fun.
Posted by: Les Myers | Friday, 31 July 2020 at 04:21 PM
have you ever walked into a restaurant serving real ethnic food?
the food is bold and captivating in its authenticity
two years later the eatery is popular and the food is bland mush
that is what happens when you worry about what other people think of your work
do what you like and embrace the consequences
Posted by: craig | Sunday, 02 August 2020 at 08:28 AM
He didn't care, and he didn't need to care, since he had tremendous success. He was not van Gogh, who came to fame only after his death.
Posted by: Anton Wilhelm Stolzing | Tuesday, 04 August 2020 at 10:01 AM