Music will always find its way to us, with or without business, politics, religion, or any other bullshit attached. Music survives everything, and like God, it is always present. It needs no help, and suffers no hindrance.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Clapton asserts that music transcends all external structures and endures independently.
- In plain terms
- Music survives no matter what politics or religion do.
- What can you take from it?
- Art often outlasts the systems that try to control it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does art truly survive without support?
- What makes music resilient compared to other human endeavors?
Another view
It overlooks how economic systems often dictate music's reach.
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