'Getting sued by your record company for making 'uncommercial records' after twenty years in the business, that's even better than receiving a Grammy' -- After Geffen Records had accused him of making 'albums impossible to promote'.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Commercial success is less valued than artistic integrity.
- In plain terms
- Being sued for making real art feels better than winning a prize.
- What can you take from it?
- Integrity can be more rewarding than awards.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What matters more: acclaim or control?
Another view
Idealistic; real-world stakes are higher.
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