Contemplative Art & Sound

They Might Be Giants- Success and Standards


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Our standards for success in the modern world are stupid high. They're through the roof. We seem to think that the only acceptable level of success is to be ridiculously powerful, brilliant and rich. Being famous is apparently the only thing that matters to our society. Or having money. Take your pick.Well what about obscure artists? People who stick to their guns and actually have something interesting to say? I'll tell you the answer: These people change lives of people whom you never even met. Today we talk about some obscure music that rocks our world and causes us to dive deep into the question of "What is success?" What's up with our standards, yo? What's wrong with us that this is how we think? Join us.... By They Might Be Giants is out there, and we think you'll love it if you give it a chance. And of course, the usual topic of "what is art" is hit, as we inch our way ever closer to the expression that we're looking for.
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Contemplative Art & SoundBy Isaac Peltz