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Giles Smith: "Sit think dream and do! I don't subscribe to the starving artist thing. It peturbs me that muso's are inherantly broke. The only excuse is they didn't earn enough. Everyone else in the world wakes up to go to work. I'm not going into labour jokes about not even getting up at all etc... but you must think of any talent, entrepreneurally"
Jon Hawkes 4th Pillar of Sustainability
Brindle Style began this feature in 2006, after a conversation at Branford Marsalis Forum. Inrecognition of the fact that it's not only individuals in remote and regional communities like us that are disrespected - this trend is global, it is occuring throughout arts and cultural events. The global entertainment industrial complex. The multi-billion dollar industry-corporatised cultural commodities.
Sonny Rollins Interview "What you have to confront if you are a young gifted musician is what some people call the “real world.” But your music, which is the real real world, that comes first. The
world of making a living, putting bread on the table, you meet a girl and get married, support a family. But music takes a lot of time and dedication... more
That steadfast dedication to an arts practise has neglected our elders and as Branford Marsalis put it so well- "That isn't going to happen to me."right "Two of the mainstays at Ronnies. Monty was there when I first came there in 1980."
Michael Hill:"and one of these days our heroes... might get paid while they're alive"
left George Garzone with Cairns music student Mike Rivett in New York 2007
Robert G. Barret raised this issue, finding a quid in his field -writing, at Festival of Cairns 2007 using the musical example of popular country-singer Gina Jeffries who looks up from the dole-queue, one of her videos is playing on the TV. Barrett did not say - don't bother dreaming of becoming a successful writer - only that it will take a lot of work.
Peter Garrett let on he was aware of the plight of artisits and our "complex" engagement with dept of social security Brindle Style - Finding and Earn in Arts Facebook
"Artists usually work two to three jobs – their art practice, an arts related job such as teaching and a non-arts job in an area such as hospitality."
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A Sustainable Arts Sector - What Will it Take? -Cathy Hunt and Phyllida Shaw. more...
Hehe-he Jazz Trance Skit from the BBC's Mighty Boosh HUMOUR Branford Marsalis: (USA) - "He knew it was time. He was the old man in the story. One of the greatest saxophone players in the history of jazz. Here he was doing gigs around the world with pickup bands to make a living. Most of his comrades were gone. Do either one of them look happy?" 2006 with Andrew Scott Potter in Brazil , Leigh Barker in Melbourne etc |
