Art doesn't depend on suffering. That's a crock. It's about discipline. Showing up to do the thing you do. It's about watching and listening to the world and telling the truth with your own voice. It's about learning from what other people make, whether it's good or bad. And the most important thing? It's about taking care of yourself. So you can keep making and finishing your shit, for as long as you can. J.C. Lillis
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The painter Jean-Michel Basquiat once said, "It's not art that depends on suffering, but suffering that depends on art." Although this quote is often attributed to him, there are no reliable sources confirming it.

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