tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927844633054607259.post8224889926450575657..comments2023-10-30T05:12:58.554-07:00Comments on Suzanne DeCuir: Accepting InfluencesSuzanne DeCuirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513228329466411191noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927844633054607259.post-70027042982504891942009-08-06T09:12:33.077-07:002009-08-06T09:12:33.077-07:00My dad's theory was that there were only three...My dad's theory was that there were only three songs ever written, and everything else was variation on a theme. I want as much "outside" influence as possible. The way it's synthesized through your brain is what makes it yours...Cookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15998382211205136552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927844633054607259.post-27404016402922691492009-08-06T08:44:09.136-07:002009-08-06T08:44:09.136-07:00There's a great Harold Bloom book about this s...There's a great Harold Bloom book about this subject, called "The Anxiety of Influence." His argument, basically: that every great artist is influenced by the great artists of the previous generation mostly by virtue of the fact that he/she reacts against the influence. <br /><br />I like Picasso's line on influence, too: "All art is theft."hfmoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605923736193620548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927844633054607259.post-67858632988303633842009-08-05T12:11:10.828-07:002009-08-05T12:11:10.828-07:006:26 AM! You must have a houseful of kids or somet...6:26 AM! You must have a houseful of kids or something....hfmoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605923736193620548noreply@blogger.com