On Fame.
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The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over. Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Any fame is a by-product of making something that means something. You don’t go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a shit.
- Banksy
This is why I love Banksy, and continue admiring his work. Regardless of whether
people think he is outdated or mainstream (NONSENSE!), I’ve always thought he gets it.
The quote above is from a book of his wall and pieces, which Lefty gave me as a
present back in London, but I’m quite sure the saying has been graffiti-ed somewhere
before or something.
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I love the quote because I think it speaks a lot about fame,
even in this country. How some people seem to just want to be famous for
fame’s sake. But why? Why would you want to do that?
What drives you?
You know you’ll be found out anyway right?
xo
