Love this! Very reminiscent of some of the ideas in Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon. It was only I read that book and got over the need to be “original” that I began to have the beginnings of courage to write. Thank you for the reminder, Raju! ❤️
Thank you for reading, Uthara. ❤️ And so true, didn't think about him while writing this essay but he is definitely someone I've stolen from. So cool to find this shared love for his books.. For me it was Show Your Work that had an impact..
Covers also help introduce us to genres we wouldn’t otherwise hear. The Bollywood version of lal peeli ankhiyan has taken rajasthani folk to a wider audience. I only wish there was clear recognition of this.
What a rainbow of clarity in this essay 🧡 I have struggled with this topic far too long and now I feel that people who worship originally have a certain understanding of time - linear, mostly, from point A to B, charging towards progress, with the promise of singular high points. The more we think of time as spirals and circles, the easier it is to let go of originality...
Thank you, Swaati... ❤️❤️ Apne conversation ke baad the revision of this essay was fun. And you are so so right about this strange understanding of time. Want to unlearn it... ❤️
Aaj writing circle mein aap k essay ka zikr hua Raju Tai. We said how liberating it feels to create just for the sake of creating, without any inhibitions. Also, how important this piece was for beginners like us :)
Very good points made. Completely relate to the covers sometimes being more enjoyable than the original. Relate very much but had never thought of it in this way before. Thanks for writing this.
This needs to be emphasized, remembered, repeated, hammered till it hits home (which is my own anxious heart). Lovely read, may we all continue to copy, imitate and surrender to the forces, higher and better…so liberating 🦋🦋
Love this! Very reminiscent of some of the ideas in Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon. It was only I read that book and got over the need to be “original” that I began to have the beginnings of courage to write. Thank you for the reminder, Raju! ❤️
Thank you for reading, Uthara. ❤️ And so true, didn't think about him while writing this essay but he is definitely someone I've stolen from. So cool to find this shared love for his books.. For me it was Show Your Work that had an impact..
Covers also help introduce us to genres we wouldn’t otherwise hear. The Bollywood version of lal peeli ankhiyan has taken rajasthani folk to a wider audience. I only wish there was clear recognition of this.
Quite true.. Counting the songs, genres, and artists I'd have missed had I not heard the covers..
What a rainbow of clarity in this essay 🧡 I have struggled with this topic far too long and now I feel that people who worship originally have a certain understanding of time - linear, mostly, from point A to B, charging towards progress, with the promise of singular high points. The more we think of time as spirals and circles, the easier it is to let go of originality...
Thank you, Swaati... ❤️❤️ Apne conversation ke baad the revision of this essay was fun. And you are so so right about this strange understanding of time. Want to unlearn it... ❤️
Here you are, giving us all (including yourself), the permission to stop overthinking and just be creative. Thank you, Raju Tai ♥️
Thank you, Sanobar. You read me with such love. ❤️❤️
Aaj writing circle mein aap k essay ka zikr hua Raju Tai. We said how liberating it feels to create just for the sake of creating, without any inhibitions. Also, how important this piece was for beginners like us :)
Sanobar ❤️❤️I am so so happy to know that..
Very good points made. Completely relate to the covers sometimes being more enjoyable than the original. Relate very much but had never thought of it in this way before. Thanks for writing this.
Thank you for reading with care, Ajay. ❤️
This needs to be emphasized, remembered, repeated, hammered till it hits home (which is my own anxious heart). Lovely read, may we all continue to copy, imitate and surrender to the forces, higher and better…so liberating 🦋🦋
Thank you so much. 💖 for reading with love.
Very true, Raju.
Thank you, Mike. Grateful that you read and responded despite so many references to the music of our land. ❤️