Now anybody can make music at home, and you can hear music on any computer without having to buy it. Everything is apparently better with all the machines we have now, but at the same time, the quality of life is not improving.
Ludovico EinaudiRead
After years of doing composition, the risk is always that you might start to repeat and be cliche. Every time, I try find a way to be reborn again as an artist. Its not easy to reinvent yourself every time, as it takes a lot of creative energy, but I am happy to do it.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the challenges of artistic reinvention and the importance of avoiding repetition in creative work.
Ludovico Einaudi reflects on the struggles of maintaining originality in composition after years of experience. He acknowledges the difficulty of continuously reinventing oneself as an artist, but expresses a commitment to this process, valuing the effort it takes to remain fresh and innovative in his work over the complacency of repeating past successes.
In practice
In a motivational speech about pursuing creativity, one might include this quote to inspire others to embrace change.
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