I think there's a certain moment when you're right in time with your audience and then you both grow out of it, and you just have to realize that it's not that you have outgrown the audience, it's just that the audience and you both are too old for that. That has to go on something else, and let the younger people do that.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Artists and audiences grow together until they no longer fit each other.
- In plain terms
- Realize when you and your fans have moved on from the same style.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize when it is time to change and let others take over.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you still connected?
- When should you move on?
Another view
Audiences may demand consistency and resist artistic evolution.
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