BVS
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I think you know what i mean. I meant they "write" music for themselves.
If that wasn't true, then Dylan would've never written Like A Rolling Stone, as that was considered heresy among the folk crowd, among his fanbase.
It may have been considered heresy by the folk crowd but other crowds were going to like it, he knew this... He wouldn't have written a song that was despised by his audience if he didn't think he would win a new audience with it, Dylan was actually a lot more calculating then most people think. His very elusive interviews are the ones that built his mystery, but every once in awhile he would let his guard down and actually speak a very uncomfortable truth where you realized there was more calculation going on then he might try to lead on. And I think this is true of ALL artists. I think there is a big difference in knowing the audience and catering to them. You can know your audience and still "write for yourself", but I think there are very very few successful artist that don't have their audience somewhere in their minds, it's just not something most would admit.