Creatives

Creative people are one degree removed from reality.

This is why they create. This is how they survive.

A creative person does not come up against a problem and think: "How can I fix this?" A creative person comes up against a problem and thinks: "How can I talk about this? How can I present this? How can I express or define this problem to others?"

The problem is not concrete. The expression of the problem is.

That's why it is so hard for them to negotiate life. They take life - which is a black and white and overwhelmingly boring concept - and try so hard to make it into art.

Sisyphus every time.

Creative people do not comprehend how to register a car. Or even why it is necessary. They don't get real estate taxes. They don't understand feigned politeness or conversations about the weather. They are not interested in anything that is defined by the word municipal.

They lament those who lie to themselves and others consistently as a means of merely survivng a life they should celebrate.

Creatives cannot deal with anything not connected with the truthful expression of emotion. Raw and honest.

I relate to creative people.