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What does it mean?
Acceptance that unconventional choices are valid if they fit the creator's vision.
In plain terms
It's okay if things sound unusual to others.
What can you take from it?
Trust your creative instincts.

Where it applies

  • artistic projects
  • making music

Putting it to work

  • trust your taste
  • ignore critics

Questions to consider

  • Do you value originality over correctness?

Another view

Some rules exist for a reason.

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  3. I don't know why nobody told you how to unfold your love I don't know how someone controlled you They bought and sold you.

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