So what I was trying to say is..............................
I really admire people who LIVE their lives. People who beat and bang around and make a lot of noise and a lot of enemies and some friends, who attract vicious criticism and deep respect, people who stick to their guns no matter what, who are not afraid to make mistakes whether they learn from them or not, people who are not afraid to break bones and hearts.
The trick, I think, is to back this up with talent. You have to recognize some talent within you, something that is solely you, that you can concentrate on fiercely. That is what all the beating and banging and pissing people off is all about. If you can crash through life and still point to this thing that you have and say "Fuck you, you don't get it, you don't get me and you never will", smile as you do it and know that that thing has been the core of your existence, the inspiration, the guiding light, then you have lived a life.
If you have no talent, if you act this way out of anger and disappointment, you wind up just being an asshole.
There are a lot of people like that in the world.
A lot.
Because very few of us have something big enough to revolve an entire life around. Very few of us have a foundation sturdy enough from which to attack the world with wild abandon.
It must feel magnificent to live life at faster miles an hour. Exhilarating.
Ginger Baker has suffered for his mistakes, is suffering now, but he has also made his mark. He is revered and respected by those whose opinions matter.
That is what life should be.
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