RATHER SUCK THAN BITE

THIS LITTLE GEM WAS CREATED AFTER A REVELATION ON INSTAGRAM.  THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BASICALLY COPYING OFF OF EACH OTHER ON THESE SOCIAL SITES.  I HAVE SEEN IT DONE TO OTHERS, AND HAVE EVEN SEEN IT DONE TO ME.  SOMETIMES, IT'S BLATANT, AND OTHER TIMES, IT'S A SMALL PORTION OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE APPLIED TO ANOTHER IDEA.  I CREATED THIS LITTLE IMAGE AND POSTED IT TO INSTAGRAM, AND ALL OF THE OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA SITES I'M APART OF, AS A REMINDER.  I DO MY BEST NOT TO COPY, OTHER PEOPLE'S WORK.  I MAY TRY TECHNIQUES I SEE, BUT, I WOULD NEVER RESORT TO FULL ON IMITATING SOMEONE'S WORK OR IDEAS.  AND DON'T GIVE ME THAT HORSESHIT, ABOUT IMITATION IS A FORM OF FLATTERY, OR GREAT ARTISTS STEAL.  IT'S FUCKIN' LAZINESS.  IT'S NOT A TRIBUTE EITHER.  THE SIMPLE FACT, IS THAT YOU'VE DECIDED NOT TO STRIVE FOR ORIGINALITY ANYMORE, AND, INSTEAD DECIDED TO SETTLE ON QUICK GRABS.

I UNDERSTAND THE PHILOSOPHY, THAT NO IDEA IS ORIGINAL, AND IT'S INEVITABLE TO REGURGITATE IDEAS, BUT, LET THAT OCCURRENCE GENERATE NATURALLY.  IT'S BANDWAGON CITY OUT HERE, AND IT'S FOR REAL.  I DO MY BEST TO ELIMINATE, THE AMOUNT OF INFLUENCE PUT ON ME, BY CURRENT ARTISTS, AND TRY TO BE INSPIRED BY OLD MASTERS, AND THINGS LIKE MOVIES, OR WHAT I GREW UP ON.  EVEN STILL, IT'S AN INSPIRATION AND NOT A STRAIGHT UP JACK MOVE.   I WOULD RATHER SUCK ASS, TRYING TO FIND MY OWN WAY AS AN ARTIST, THAN TO BITE ANOTHER PERSON'S WORK, TO BE POPULAR.    -  925