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@betho
17 Aralık 2001
75 okur puanı
Ocak 2017 tarihinde katıldı
We learn to write by copying down the alphabet. Musicians learn to play by practicing scales. Painters learn to paint by reproducing masterpieces.
Remember: Even The Beatles started as a cover band. Paul McCartney has said,
“I emulated Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis. We all did.”
Sayfa 36
Start copying
“Start copying what you love. Copy copy copy copy. At the end of the copy you will find your self. ”
—Yohji Yamamoto
We learn by copying.
We’re talking about practice here, not plagiarism—plagiarism is trying to pass someone else’s work off as your own. Copying is about reverse-engineering. It’s
like a mechanic taking apart a car to see how it works.
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The point is: All the world’s a stage. Creative work is a kind of theater. The stage is your studio, your desk, or your workstation. The costume is your outfit—your
painting pants, your business suit, or that funny hat that helps you think. The props are your materials, your tools, and your medium. The script is just plain old time. An hour here, or an hour there—just time measured out for things to happen.
Fake it ’til you make it
Sayfa 34
“You start out as a phony and become real.”
—Glenn O’Brien
Sayfa 32
Fake it 'til make it.
Another way to say this? Fake it ’ til you make it.
I love this phrase. There are two ways to read it:
1. Pretend to be something you’re not until you are—fake it until you’re successful, until everybody sees you the way you want them to; or
2. Pretend to be making something until you actually make something.
I love both readings—you have to dress for the job you want, not the job you have, and you have to start doing the work you want to be doing.
Sayfa 31