Why do so may end up self destructing? Examples:Billy Holiday, Miles Davis, Jimmi Hendrix. Do painful backgrounds somehow nuture thier art?
2007-09-18 06:58:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Many drugs open up creative outlets in our brain that we naturally suppress. LSD (Hendrix style), is the king of all these, but even pot has a less distinguished creative affect as well. And while these can be great for creativity, for all too many people there comes addiction (not with pot, but even pot leads to more serious drugs), and a slow slide into depression and eventually using other means of self-destruction.
As a musician I can tell you that pain also brings more material to work with. Pain changes ones emotional outlook on things. I grew up to drug-addict parents, had a horribly disfiguring teenage condition, and all these things have made me a much more broader person when it comes to my creative potential, yes I'll never be emotionally well, I suffered from clinical depression all throughout my late teen years, came close to the edge many times.
2007-09-18 07:05:41 · answer #1 · answered by Jett 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being an musician myself, I would have to say that all artistic people are very melancholy at times. We are very emotional people. It seems we feel things very deeply, we are able to feel what other people do. It helps us to be able to sing with passion even if the song is not one that we have written, paint with feeling something that is happening in another part of the world. Because of these feelings we are often not able to get into an industry without having it affect us on an emotional level. The extremes become more than we can bear, and our own disfuctions are on display for everyone. But not all musicians are self destructive. If they have a solid foundation and have learned to deal with all of their emotions they can have great and long careers. It's all about foundation.
2007-09-18 14:59:16 · answer #2 · answered by Tre 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sad to say but the troubled backround of these people do nurture thier art. art provides an "out", a mean of venting. they take their live's experiences and put them into notes or onto canvases to relieve and lose themselves momenteraly in an ocean of euphoric high. when this state of mind cant be reach thats when they turn self destructing ultimately leading to their downfall
2007-09-18 14:30:25 · answer #3 · answered by Endo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a person who is an artist and has a daughter who is a professional artist, the "angst" of the blues deep inside that digs at you, re-arranging your heart, keeps you working. Keeps you moving as an artist. Otherwise, you'd be prozac. Just happy watching your toes work. It takes that dissatisfaction that keeps you wanting more; more from yourself, more from others, more from your work.
2007-09-18 14:11:50 · answer #4 · answered by ceresmary 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who doesn't have deep psycholigical problems?I am a hairdresser and I think just about everyone is disturbed in some ways.It is the nature of modern man.We spend too much time on ourselves, thinking only about our problems until they are huge monsters living inside of us.
2007-09-18 14:07:30 · answer #5 · answered by Marilyn T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Art, i believe, is one way of expressing emmotion. For many artists, they can't form the propper phrases or words to pit their emmotions. When they feel this emmotional buildup it has to be released by other means. There are many many many artists out there who are disturbed, but there are many out their who aren't. It all is communication, and art is one way to do it.
2007-09-18 14:05:25 · answer #6 · answered by justkiddingu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do believe that their backgrounds contribute to their talents.
If their lives were easy what would they write about? What would they feel passionate about?
Our painful experiences make us who we are. Their music is their therapy - a safe way to express themselves.
2007-09-18 14:13:18 · answer #7 · answered by Kaybee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋