Ed Simnett
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I don't do this much, but I thought this was worth sharing. Very fun and inspirational interview with Johnny Marr (for those not a of a certain age, the guitarist in the best band of the 80s). Two quotes especially resonated:
"Inspiration has to find you working." (borrowed from Picasso)
"If you write prose every day, you are a writer—whether you get published or not. That’s a separate issue. If you are someone who starts a thing, and then goes, “Oh, I’m not feeling good about myself,” all these insecurities come along, so it becomes “I’m going to go sit in the bar for three hours,” and then the next day, you’re not really feeling up to it, then you’re not a writer. But just take the outcome away from it and embrace the process. Make them two separate things."
"Inspiration has to find you working." (borrowed from Picasso)
"If you write prose every day, you are a writer—whether you get published or not. That’s a separate issue. If you are someone who starts a thing, and then goes, “Oh, I’m not feeling good about myself,” all these insecurities come along, so it becomes “I’m going to go sit in the bar for three hours,” and then the next day, you’re not really feeling up to it, then you’re not a writer. But just take the outcome away from it and embrace the process. Make them two separate things."
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