Does Screwed up Childhoods make for great Artists and Art? | Crooke & Candle Ep 6

In this episode of Crooke & Candle, Trejen and Jordan talk about what caused them to become artists/creatives and strive to make that their living, and also talk about the topic of, does hard upbringings make for better art, or is that just a myth?
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[@Amybozhemoi]

I can't quite pin-point when I chose a creative life for me, but there were many creative folks in my childhood that really changed me. Like one time I was drawing on the train (I was about 11), someone sitting beside me actually encouraged my random doodles. Without the support from other creatives, I wouldn't have had the will to pursue art. And I think a lot of us artists grew up not being understood by adults, or given adequate attention from parents, to fuel such a strong desire to be heard. There were several creatives in my family, yet, most of them didn't do it as a main means of income (god, I'm not sure if they even made money). Its silly though, a great artist has skills that can be applied in an effective manner in a range of areas. A real shame artists get discouraged, its almost as if you got to be willing to "starve to death" to prove them wrong.

[@topcat59]

I LIKE THE NAME DAN. TO ME IT SOUND LIKE A GUY THAT IS IN TO THING’S THAT PEOPLE HAVE NO INTEREST IN AND A GUY THAT IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR INTEREST AND HAVE PRETTY INTERESTING OPINIONS ABOUT CERTAIN SUBJECTS AND NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NAME DAN.😺