shacklefunk:

the biggest lie ive ever been told as an artist is that u have to be successful at it for it to make u happy. u dont. u dont ever have to make a cent. u can pursue a completely different career and paint pictures for urself on sundays, write ur own songs on the bus, whittle a thousand little sculptures that dont look like anything. if the only fucking artistic thing u do in ur entire life is make little rabbits out of pipe cleaners just for urself bc u enjoy it, that is art that is worth being made. there is inherent value to joy