Insightful even if slightly skewed
I purchased this book having spent a good hour and one half reading through it in a bookstore. The book described my life and I realize I have suffered some of the worst scenarios outlined in the book. I was disapointed in the last chapter as it did not offer a transition to a life in art along with the transition out of art. I believe this reveals Maisel's ultimate bias however he is entitled to draw conclusions of course. The book would have been more valuable to its readers less this omission as I am certain there are a significant number of would-be artists who have steered away from art and would like to make a stab at it. Reading a book like this is a step in that direction even if it stops short of the last chapter.
Great book!
I think I have become Maisel's best publicity agent since I have told every musician that I work with that they MUST get this book. Just having someone lay out for me the behaviors and personality traits that make up an artistic personality has taken a great load off my psyche. I've just finished the recording of my new CD and A LIFE IN THE ARTS was my bible during the incredible internal battles that I went through in pushin myself to the limit on this project. Great!
A Life in the Arts
Alife in the Arts - what THE ROAD LESS TRAVLED was to seekers, this book is to artists-is,quite simply,for me. The Difinitive book on the full range of issues for anyone in the arts. It is a book that one can go back to at any point in one's journey, and glean something new.
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