I wouldn't doubt it! Mind you that kind of lifestyle is almost impossible to uphold anymore with the cost of living so you really have to take the mantra of "starving artist" to heart.
Yeah, it really does take some difficult compromise to make it work, although I think artists have a lot of advantages today too (mainly direct access to an audience).
There ups and downs to everything and every period of time that it all sort of evens out in one way or another that's for sure. Having a direct rapport with people who are interested in what you do is definitely a modern luxury no doubt.
Maybe that's why the greatest and most gifted writers were broke most of their lives. They were creating 8-4, Monday through Friday.
I wouldn't doubt it! Mind you that kind of lifestyle is almost impossible to uphold anymore with the cost of living so you really have to take the mantra of "starving artist" to heart.
Yeah, it really does take some difficult compromise to make it work, although I think artists have a lot of advantages today too (mainly direct access to an audience).
There ups and downs to everything and every period of time that it all sort of evens out in one way or another that's for sure. Having a direct rapport with people who are interested in what you do is definitely a modern luxury no doubt.