If I was feeling angry, I had to investigate not just who or what I was angry at, but why. And then I had to do the hard part and ask myself: Are you justified in where your anger is being directed? So, while I allowed my emotions to be valid, I knew that if I were to use them constructively, in the service of art, then I had to look at them dispassionately. Some might call this therapy, and I suppose it was. But I also had a goal that was larger than just healing myself, which was connecting to an audience.
If I was feeling angry, I had to investigate not just who or what I was angry at, but why. And then I had to do the hard part and ask myself: Are you… - Paul Madonna
If I was feeling angry, I had to investigate not just who or what I was angry at, but why. And then I had to do the hard part and ask myself: Are you…
- Paul Madonna
The thing about how that process works is that it's more about the editing and time for judging the ideas. Most pieces I publish each week have been … - Paul Madonna
The thing about how that process works is that it's more about the editing and time for judging the ideas. Most pieces I publish each week have been …
We've become to living with absurdity, and that to make people to see how much so, I had to ratchet up the insanity. - Paul Madonna
We've become to living with absurdity, and that to make people to see how much so, I had to ratchet up the insanity.
On to the Next Dream is so outlandish. I call it absurdist fiction, because the story is utter hyperbole. The story builds to such an exaggerated and… - Paul Madonna
On to the Next Dream is so outlandish. I call it absurdist fiction, because the story is utter hyperbole. The story builds to such an exaggerated and…
We tear ourselves inside out for something the world may love, then base our worth on that. - Paul Madonna
We tear ourselves inside out for something the world may love, then base our worth on that.
I like making series, for a couple reasons. One, the repetition of routine is very healthy because I can get a little crazy; I want to be making thin… - Paul Madonna
I like making series, for a couple reasons. One, the repetition of routine is very healthy because I can get a little crazy; I want to be making thin…
On to the Next Dream became about much more than me facing a challenging situation; it became about how all of us feel when we're thrust unexpectedly… - Paul Madonna
On to the Next Dream became about much more than me facing a challenging situation; it became about how all of us feel when we're thrust unexpectedly…
I like working in series, so instead of just doing one separate body of work, what if I come up with a different rhythm, instead of every week, what … - Paul Madonna
I like working in series, so instead of just doing one separate body of work, what if I come up with a different rhythm, instead of every week, what …
Our job is to translate the lies, deceit, and anxiety that poisons our cultural water supply into an understandable form that we can digest. - Paul Madonna
Our job is to translate the lies, deceit, and anxiety that poisons our cultural water supply into an understandable form that we can digest.
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