Would you make your art if you were the last person on earth?

1 · · Sept. 25, 2019, midnight
Musicians, photographers, writers, and artists of all sorts: Would you make your art if you were the last person on earth? For me, it’s an immediate YES — of course! In fact, it might make the experience even better. A musician friend asked me this question, and was freaked out by my answer. She said she can’t even imagine a world-view like mine. How could I possibly want to make music if there was no one to hear it? She said, “Ultimately, everything I do is for other people.” I said, “U...