The Artist : Why sometimes they are A**holes? - Bilge

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Tue, Jun 15, 2010 9:59 AM I have been fascinated with that question for a long time, too, Zeta, since the same problem sometimes pops up un the film industry. I can think of two reasons: 1.) To have the ambition to stick out from the masses and be driven to create, create, create you have to have some kind of imbalance that makes you feel you MUST prove yourself. That imbalance might come out as anti-social, not nice behavior. 2.) Once successful, not everybody manages to resist the constant attention and keep their ego in check. Assholy behavior results. Good luck with this thread, in my experience "controversial" and philosophical questions like this do not go far on Tiki Central. Especially since I cannot think of one artist example in our Tiki community that fits that description. Even famous Josh Agle has remained the nicest human being there can be.

I have been fascinated with that question for a long time, too, Zeta, since the same problem sometimes pops up un the film industry. I can think of two reasons:

1.) To have the ambition to stick out from the masses and be driven to create, create, create you have to have some kind of imbalance that makes you feel you MUST prove yourself. That imbalance might come out as anti-social, not nice behavior.

2.) Once successful, not everybody manages to resist the constant attention and keep their ego in check. Assholy behavior results.

Good luck with this thread, in my experience "controversial" and philosophical questions like this do not go far on Tiki Central. Especially since I cannot think of one artist example in our Tiki community that fits that description. Even famous Josh Agle has remained the nicest human being there can be.

Post #536412 by bigbrotiki on Tue, Jun 15, 2010 9:59 AM