“Make good art”

By Nico | May 30, 2012

I finally got around to watching the recording of Neil Gaiman’s Address to the University of the Arts Class of 2012 today, and I’m sorry I waited.

Everyone and their brother’s already linked to it, but if, like me, you put off watching it for whatever reason, here’s another chance:

Neil Gaiman‘s a fantastic speaker, and it’s always a pleasure to listen to him, but this talk is especially poignant for anyone working in the arts. Gaiman shares sold “secret freelance knowledge,” with great stories about his “chronologically-challenged” past, which wouldn’t fly so well today, and offers great advice. Namely, “make interesting mistakes” and “make good art.”

Give it a listen.

Nico is a bibliophilic reader, writer, editor, reviewer, poet, blogger, hat wearer and kitten tickler. Nico's work has appeared most recently in Broken Pencil, The Antigonish Review, and Carousel, among other journals. Nico tweets as @plutopsyche.

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