Artists shouldn't be made famous. You know... they're just ... as important as... um doctors, and priests ... or maybe not as important sometimes, and yet they have this huge aura of almost god-like quality about them, just because their craft makes a lot of money. And at the same time it is a forced importance - you know, football stars and theatre stars - It is man-made so the press can feed off it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Artists are unfairly given god-like status due to money and press, unlike essential workers.
- In plain terms
- Artists shouldn't be famous just because they make money.
- What can you take from it?
- Question the value society places on fame versus essential work.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who deserves fame?
- How do you define importance?
Another view
The speaker acknowledges that importance is subjective and man-made.
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