The video features scenes of me in both NYC as well as a secluded historic house, surrounded by nature on Staten Island. Through the push and pull of city verses nature, he also personified the struggle of the artist to remain true to their vision rather than conforming. It's so tempting to compramise your vision, in order to ensure success and receive validation.
It's such a lonely road – that road less traveled. But then again, our own spirit of authenticy is the most natural path. It's linked to the intuition that pull us back to ourselves like gravity; like we've returned home. Like returning to the tonic again and again.
The struggle of the true artist is also echoed in the other video he directed for me, Let It All Krumble. In that video, he brought to life yours truly as a Muse to inspire a lonely painter who was just about to give up on his dreams. He had received yet another rejection from the official art world.
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