In this clip, a young Kanye West, of pre-"College Dropout" fame, discusses his path to music. What I find so fascinating and truthful are two important things that are necessary for young artists to get.
- He couldn't afford the best tools at first so he made do with what he COULD afford and used that as his starting mark
- He MADE his own beats and beats for other people, ensuring a way to finance his life in the meantime and allow himself a way to dedicate his free time to what he wanted to do, make music.
The old adage is tree, give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll live for a lifetime. As such, I've decided to do two really big things/starting projects. I read in an article during my trip about an artists who received the best advice from her father. And that advice was
- "Write fives (5) pages everday, whether it takes five (5) minutes or the entire day."
I think this is pretty good advice. Can't call yourself a writer if you aren't writing. And can't call yourself a filmmaker if you aren't filming. Can't call yourself an actress if you aren't acting. So, I've decided to write everyday, and put up a monologue from something once a week, one from my own writing, and another from some source I find online. They will feature things from as far as Yelp reviews, to inspirational pieces. And hopefully I'll learn a little bit about writing for the camera, acting on camera, and editing. (it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to get some would-be directors to assist me as well).