Music isn't enough. Performers aren't enough. There must be someone that loves music as much as life. For you, and remember this always, those of us with something urgent to say, we give everything.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Kapell argues that performers must love music as much as life to give everything to their art.
- In plain terms
- Musicians must love music as much as living to truly give their all.
- What can you take from it?
- Artistic mastery requires loving art as much as life itself.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should art consume life?
- What is required for greatness?
Another view
It demands total self-sacrifice which may be unsustainable.
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