Alrighty, this is a long one! As such I’m going to publish it in two parts, one this week and one…shocker…next week! #spoilers
I wanted to share some reflections on one of the most affecting films I’ve seen in terms of what it’s like to have a creative urge inside you: “Tick Tick Boom!”.
Seriously. I had no idea what to expect but suffice to say that I bawled my freaking eyes out.
No more eyes for me!
I HUGELY recommend you watch this.
It’s about Jonathan Larson - the guy who went on to write the musical “Rent” (which I’ve still never actually seen in its entirety) and boy oh boy, did he have the creative urge in him. And more to the point, he WORKED.
He sacrificed, he slogged, he didn’t act as though it was all just going to come to him because of any innate God-given talent… yet he still had some sense of entitlement which I actually feel ashamed to admit I recognise. A sense of “okay, now I’ve finished all of this insane amount of hard work, the difficult part is done, now it’s my time to shine!”
Or in his specific case: “now I’ve finished the musical, it’s time to be picked up by Broadway! That’s how it works!
A + B = C, right?
Talent + Hard Work = Success!
Then his agent calls - YES! His musical is amazing! YES! The important people who saw it at its workshop performance loved it! AND…
…no, it isn’t going to be produced.
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