Seth Godin writes: “Art is a personal gift that changes the recipient. The medium doesn’t matter. The intent does. … Art is unique, new, and challenging to the status quo. It’s not a decoration, it’s something that causes change. If there is no change, there is no art. If no one experiences it, there can be no change. The more people you change, the more you change them, the more effective your art is. … Art is the product of emotional labor. If it’s easy and risk free, it’s unlikely that it’s art. … A machine can’t create art. It’s much more likely to be art if you do it on purpose.” (Linchpin, pp. 83–86)
Bob Marley graffiti at 1301 Haight Street in San Francisco in 2008. Bob Marley said, “My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.” What music has changed you—and how? Marley also said, “My music will go on forever.” Think about it. For music to live on, you have to let it spread. Let people experience it. If you love it, you have to set it free. Let it change, like this wall, which is constantly resprayed. (IMDB, flickr/zebgoodell, map)
