I was absolutely too obsessed with Marling in her early years - I faded out when her complexity grew because there was something too painful about it, somehow. I know what you mean about having an artist who seems to walk through life with you. One of my favourite graphic novelists, Kate Beaton, had her baby days from me having mine and it’s been such a joy to see her process her motherhood and to have her help to process mine
Ah that's so interesting, I know exactly what you mean about reaching that emotional limit with an artist. I have a few musicians who I listened to so much at a certain point in life that I still can't go near their music any more. And yes, walking through life with an artist can be profound, I think - it can also get weirdly parasocial in this internet age which allows us to access the personal lives of the artists we admire. An interesting line to tread!
I was absolutely too obsessed with Marling in her early years - I faded out when her complexity grew because there was something too painful about it, somehow. I know what you mean about having an artist who seems to walk through life with you. One of my favourite graphic novelists, Kate Beaton, had her baby days from me having mine and it’s been such a joy to see her process her motherhood and to have her help to process mine
Ah that's so interesting, I know exactly what you mean about reaching that emotional limit with an artist. I have a few musicians who I listened to so much at a certain point in life that I still can't go near their music any more. And yes, walking through life with an artist can be profound, I think - it can also get weirdly parasocial in this internet age which allows us to access the personal lives of the artists we admire. An interesting line to tread!