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>> creativity DOES seem to go hand in hand with the desire to be noticed. <<
no, it doesn't. it can seem that way only if you only consider artists that people have heard of,
since those are ones who have that desire (and/or someone pushing them), and who have successfully navigated
at least some of the barriers between wanting to be noticed and succeeding at it.
in a way it's touchingly optimistic of you to imagine that every gifted artist is recognized & appreciated by the wider world;
in a way it seems quite callous to disregard what a peculiar combination of gifts & spirit & circumstances
is needed to make it as an artist.
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what about miles of gifted artists living in times/places where success was not allowed to anyone of their skintone?
.....of course, sssoul, great answer (also those artists oppressed by their governments for reasons other than "skintone")
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>> I don't know. Is it possible to be HUGELY talented and still be COMPLETELY unknown? <<
yeah. there's a guitarplayer called alan holdsworth. he is the craziest guy in the world. all the big technicians (like vai or satriani) look up to him. but his music is pretty weird and not for the masses. many other examples of course...
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what about miles of gifted artists living in times/places where success was not allowed to anyone of their skintone?
.....of course, sssoul, great answer (also those artists oppressed by their governments for reasons other than "skintone")
You think maybe there was some mythical bluesman who could put Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, Son House, and Muddy Waters to shame, only we've never heard of him because his "success was not allowed"? How come no one told Alan Lomax about him? If he was THAT good, word would have gotten around. He would have been recorded.