Samir Chopra

1 month ago | anotherthoughtanotherthought.substack.com | Samir Chopra |Dusty Henry

There’s a thought put forth by Brian Eno that I’ve become obsessed with. In a statement he shared ahead of his 2017 album Reflection – and that I’ve heard him repeat a few other times in interviews – he talks about this idea of artists being “farmers” or “cowboys.” He states:"Perhaps you can divide artists into two categories: farmers and cowboys. The farmers settle a piece of land and cultivate it carefully, finding more and more value in it.