fame and fortune

XELEXOLOGY TIMES! yes its my time...lol!

topic: FAME and FORTUNE...(from a perspective of an artist)

these 2 things are really 'haunting' me sometimes... i'm not born to want to be famous or freaking rich....but i believed that i am indirectly forced to go into this direction...as in, pursuing fame and wealth for the rest of my life..(along with other objectives in my life of cos..)

how am i indirectly/unconsiously forced? i think its from what i see and hear everyday...

suspected medium: people, television, movies, internet, radio, newspaper, posters, books and your freaking bills...(yes, u need money to pay the bills)
they are usually about the famous people, its about power, its about popularity, its about beauty, its about being number 1, its about being the best, its about money...

how can u not want to be richer?money is a powerful tool...its very valuable...but there's a price to pay for it...
and the 'price' i see is.....u are somewhat blinded by it....failing to see other beautiful things...failing to really know what u really want....bla bla...in other words, MONEY (actually fame oso) can change you. the way u are. who u are.

this 2 things GREATLY ENLARGED when i want to work as an artist. and it began to scare me abit.becos i want to be freaking popular and my art works are purchased by everyone.

someone from above says: lee hou yeung? kiss my ass....

when u work as an artist....u are not just concern about your art....u will worry if your art sells anot...simply becos your art is linked to your job and its linked to money.

Equation: Art--->Job--->$Money$

if u dun earn much money....it means that your art sucks (in a way...)

solution: your art needs to be more well liked by the public.

(wat i see here)....fame is now in the way (poisoning u unknowingly)....cos u are thinking sell more art pieces through directing your art works more towards the public's taste.fame leads to money.

(fame and fortune are linked in many ways....)

new equation: better art--->more fans--->sell more art--->more Money$$$$$

this solution seems logical....but it is this mindset that 'killed' so many artists!!!!! why? cos now u use MONEY AND POPULARITY to be the RULER of your art works. in other words, u allowed money and popularity to change the way to do art....which leads to...u are doing stuff that ppl likes and hence....u will gradually lost track about wat u exactly like and wat u exactly want to achieve....(and tats wat i mean by being blinded by fame and fortune.)

so wats my take? first of all, dun let money and popularity be the judge/ruler/standard/value of your art. U should be in control when doing art...and after that, get feedback and advice from others to help u understand your art better....and from there...continue to improve.... but then again, u don't want to change your art entirely so that u can please everybody....cos u may be 'blinded' by fame again...

xelex says: nobody can please everybody, u stupid pea brain!

u should be able to know how much to improve/alter/change..and how much to keep/ignore.... u will have to figure this yourself... :)

then again, i guess u heard a story about a person who did great art that nobody likes during his time....and he earned f***king little money....and eventually he died miserably....then many years later, ppl start to realise those art works were brilliant! and the art works were sold for lots lots lots of money!

this artist is really remarkable...nobody likes his works then....but he totally ignore abt fame and fortune....and continue doing wat he thought was great. but he led a very hard life becos he failed to obtain enuff/any fame and fortune. tat's his choice....

whats my choice? i choose to do everything. do things u like....do things that can sell...do things i like. be water my friend....LOL! sounds cool huh? well, i may 'break' becos of that...cos when i say i do things tt u like and things tt can sell....it means tt i'm concern abt fame and fortune ....and that little concern abt fame and fortune may 'blind' my own artistic vision.

the joke: fortunately, the art that i do is well like by everyone, including myself.

xelex says: lee hou yeung rocks! 3 cheers!

before u wana close the window....(i'm refering to the browser....not your hse's window...)

pls hear this.

don't let fame and fortune control/overtake u!!!!!

(side note: i use 'u' becos i feel tat the reader can relate to it more. its more direct and powerful. so i'm here to clarify tat i'm not pointing fingers at anyone...and to be frank, i am scolding myself to be obsessed with fame and fortune all the time....LOL!)

lastly, focus MORE on this!!!!!

OPTIMISM

if i'm to say one word to help improve a person's life...or my wisdom abt life.... OPTIMISM is the word.

becos life sucks....and u have to lie to yourself to stay happy.

HA-HA-HA

i'm laughing.