The Chronicle of Artistic Failure in America

“For my generation, artistic self-expression was high on the list of things that would make life worth living. But generally most of us failed to do that. I know so many people who feel they have failed. We are a massively deluded generation. We all wanted to be pop stars, indie film-makers, poets, painters, conceptual artists. Out of 300 people I know, who I have grown up with, there are four who have managed to do that. It seems crazy that that means there are 276 people who are living a life of resentment. We have a set of unrealistic expectations about sustaining a creative life in the midst of a consumer culture.”

-Scottish author Ewan Morrison, who  describes himself as “very much a part of the Gen X mindset that art and culture can liberate you from the mundanity of your all too predictable life. “

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