Nobody pays for creativity. Nobody pays you to be you. They pay you to be you but with a name tag and a positive attitude people will like and maybe a stupid outfit.
But Nobody pays you. Nobody is the one signin' your check.
Originality comes from bein' you and not bein' sorry about it. It's not always neat and clean. It's not always gonna be nice but if you're like me and you wanna do sumthin' creative the best thing you can do is be yourself.
People put on name tags and wear "smocks", otherwise known as ugly vests made out of shit material nobody actually wears, and surrender to bein' nobody. Nobody works for a lot of people. And there's nuthin' wrong with doin' that to pay the bills.
But if you wanna be happy you gotta be you. Make the music you wanna make, tell the stories you wanna tell, sing the songs you wanna sing. Don't let anybody tell you any different.
An original person is gonna have to work long and hard to get his way. Authors look decades before they get published. Bands tour and perform for just as long before they get signed. Artists make enough art to fill galleries before anyone appreciates a single piece. A few get lucky. Others are still tryin'.
But when you're an original person it often feels like you're meant to do sumthin' and even if you barely have the time to do it, even if it seems like a waste, even if people say you suck at it, you just keep gettin' up and doin' it.
You have to. You need to. Whether Nobody Pays you or not. You do it.
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