Music is spiritual. The music business is not.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Music itself has a sacred or transcendent quality, but the industry surrounding it is commercial and secular.
- In plain terms
- Art is holy, but selling it is not.
- What can you take from it?
- Separate the art from the business.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can art exist without commerce?
- Where does the spiritual end and business begin?
Another view
This view oversimplifies how artists navigate financial reality.
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