tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post5291402684454283283..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: 1990's grungeBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-65572702080431542512010-01-04T12:40:14.557-08:002010-01-04T12:40:14.557-08:00I would say, more accurately, that true art comes ...I would say, more accurately, that true art comes out of an attempt to *make sense* of suffering. There are some artists who have never suffered in their life, who still create great stuff because they are good observers of the world around them. There is plenty of things out there to drive your music without you personally ever having had your brother die of a heroin overdose. But as you say, simply denying suffering, or joining a religion that says that suffering is punishment for not being part of the One True Faith, ends up destroying art and turning it into drivel...<br /><br />- Badtux the Artistic PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-9385905908906045702010-01-04T01:32:36.800-08:002010-01-04T01:32:36.800-08:00True art comes from suffering, and when artists ju...True art comes from suffering, and when artists just start pretending that there is no such thing as suffering, their endeavors are shadows of what they should be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com