Fear

I often speak of fear and I think one of the greatest tragedies in this world is to live a life ruled or controlled by fear. Fear destroys art and art seldom destroys fear. I look at fear as fuel, If I am afraid of something I pull my car up and fill up the whole tank with that very thing. I dont believe in hiding in the shadows or hoping one day the Art God's will come along and help you. Luck favors the bold and the Art God's car is broken down on The NJ turnpike somewhere. You had best get off your butt and start making some stuff happen because time never stops a tickin'. I cant tell you how many artists I have met with plans to one day start doing this or that and you know as well as they know that they will never do it. I have learned through the years that sticking your neck out never really hurts as bad as you thought it might and if you look like a fool it is soon enough forgotten. Making art doesnt hurt, hiding from art hurts. It is like hiding from the dentist. I have seen a million faces frozen in fear of not just art but life in general and life is scary, it is one hell of a scary roller coaster but it is not half as scary as realizing that you stayed on the shores of life or on the side of the amusement park and watched it all pass you by. One day the roller coaster makes its final return and never leaves again.