As I am about to cut out shiny stars to stick on my new rock star clothes, I started thinking about art and celebrity. 2 wild separate beasts that need their own attention and yet one can not survive without the other. Indeed all my favourite artists who I often compare myself against to make sure I'm not "selling out" are massive celebrities. David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, etc etc. All amazing artists and huge celebrities. People like Shakespeare, da Vinci, Mozart, Beethoven and such were hugely famous in their day, mostly rich and are even more celebrated today. So why this squeemishness I have about sticking a shiny star on my jacket? Why the fear of standing out, even though I'm putting myself in front of people to play them a song, why am I afraid a glitter thing is going to far? Is art even art without celebrity, but with celebrity does it just become a product we sell to the most appreciative niche?
I'm just a tin of baked beans sitting on the other shelf with all the other brands of baked beans. And now I have a shiny star
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