"So rumble, young musicians, rumble. Open your ears and open your
hearts. Don't take yourself too seriously, and take yourself as seriously as
death itself. Don’t worry. Worry your ass off. Have unclad confidence, but
doubt. It keeps you awake and alert. Believe you are the baddest ass in town —
and you suck! It keeps you honest. Be able to keep two completely
contradictory ideals alive and well inside of your heart and head at all times.
If it doesn't drive you crazy, it will make you strong. And stay hard, stay
hungry and stay alive. And when you walk on stage tonight to bring the noise,
treat it like it's all we have — and then remember it's only rock 'n' roll."
Like the Tom Seaver quote I mentioned on March 25 of last year, this says something to me about what it is to be a painter, and thoughts like these have kicked around in my head for years.
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