(July 13, 2015 at 1:47 pm)excitedpenguin Wrote:(July 13, 2015 at 1:39 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: Being irrational at certain points of the creative process is very useful in both endeavors.No, it isn't. I actually know a bit about 'the creative process'. It is certainly not irrational. This is just an urban myth, or, otherwise, you just don't get the meaning of the word 'irrational'.
Apparently you missed the parts where I said "at points". Of course rationality is needed for me to write a listenable song or coherent book. However, the irrational informs art insofar as the art is invested with emotion. I could put together a song according to a rational formula, but absent the irrational information of emotion, it's usually craptastic.
Quote:One couldn't possibly create anything, least of all art, by being irrational.
My personal experiences writing songs, writing one book (and working on my second), writing poetry, and having gigged as a guitarist leads me to an entirely different conclusion .... but I know better than to seek common ground, so I won't bother.
