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I've seen this a lot right lately and it's become something that I feel I must address, not because I make music and art, but because I listen and consume it.

I've seen people complaining about artists trying different styles. I've seen them complain so much that they even have the audacity to call those new attempts "sellouts" or signs of "death". This is not fair. Not to the artist, and not to the listener/watcher.

Let me explain this. An artist cannot be confined to one simple medium. A true artist is obsessed with finding new methods and means with which to create, destroy, and create again. Those that tend to follow only mainstream art and music will not understand this. I do not call it mainstream to sound pretentious, but because it's true. I feel many have gotten so caught up in feeling like they just HAVE to have something that defines them that they wind up belittling the beliefs and habits of others.

Many of the artists you may listen to, watch, or otherwise consume (not here on FA generally though) are performers, not creators. They are the face of hard work. They are the effigy that burns bright. This is completely fine, but it creates this false assumption that artists must strive to achieve their heights; that artists must strive for continuity. It hurts the industry when this happens, and it hurts the people who consume it.

I ask you, please, to not take for granted the presence of creation and craftsmanship that endows the next album, movie, or medium your favorite artist produces - regardless of your enjoyment of it. Art is not always meant to be universally appreciated. But you don't have to belittle it or those who enjoy it just because it isn't something you are comfortable with or used to.

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