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What does your stupid art even do for the world?

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What time is it? Lauren asks me every morning as I try to sneak out of our bedroom without waking her. 4:30 I say, lying. Ohmygod she says, sleepshook. If I’d told her the truth - 4:05 - she’d say Al please sleep more but I don’t want to sleep. I want to wake up early because it gives me time to diddle. Usually I make an espresso and head straight for the computer but not today. Today, I open a book called Faith, Hope and Carnage to a random page and I read. So when it comes down to it, it’s not just about the work, but how it impacts on and enriches the lives of others? It’s partly about the work, yes, but only partly. You know, I touched on this in that essay we talked about previously, ‘The Secret Life of the Love Song’. I wrote about how, when I was twelve years old, my father asked me what I had done for the world. How had I contributed to the world? It’s pretty strange, really, when I think about it, that he would ask me that question. And, of course, I couldn’t really answer him

What does your stupid art even do for the world? asking for a friend asking for nick cave asking for my son asking for me Alex Dobrenko` Aug 03, 2023 192 94 38 Share What time is it? Lauren asks me every morning as I try to sneak out of our bedroom without waking her. 4:30 I say, lying. Ohmygod she says, sleepshook. If I’d told her the truth - 4:05 - she’d say Al please sleep more but I don’t want to sleep. I want to wake up early because it gives me time to diddle. Usually I make an espresso and head straight for the computer but not today. Today, I open a book called Faith, Hope and Carnage

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