Be on the artist’s side:

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Be on the artist’s side.

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The side of the artist.

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Of the creator.

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Of the person who’s trying.

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Don’t be on the side of the critic.

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The hater.

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The one who’s too scared to put their own stuff out there.

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Watching Steve Martin’s documentary right now and what a man.

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What a journey.

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What a person.

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Here’s a guy who developed an act for over a decade without any adulation.

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A man who couldn’t pay people to come see him.

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But he persisted.

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He kept trying.

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He kept showing up no matter what.

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For over a decade.

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10+ years.

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Think about that commitment.

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In the 1980s, he hit his big break.

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He became the best-selling comedian, all-time, ever.

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Bigger than anyone today.

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Then he left that life for something different.

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There’s a conversation in the second episode with him and Jerry Seinfeld.

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And he says this.

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‘Don’t criticize other artists.

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Personally I might like something or dislike it but I’m never gonna announce it.

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Because we have critics who want to kill us.

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I’m on the artistic side of it.’

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Beautifully said.

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It’s easier to criticize and harder to create.

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For anyone out there who’s trying to create, keep going.

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You’re doing great.

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For those of you on the sideline criticizing, acknowledge at least someone is trying.

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Even if you don’t like it.

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That’s more than you’ll ever do sitting on the sideline.

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Be on the artist’s side. 

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