"Stay with the all unknown.
Stay away from the hooks."
-Gimme Sympathy, Emily Haines: Canadian singer-songwriter of the indie-rock band Metric
I've always felt that these lyrics took on almost more than just words of a song and form an actual quotation by Metric's vocalist, Emily Haines. While there is debate whether or not song lyrics can be used as quotations, I personally believe that powerful enough ones can. I interpet what Haines is singing is that if people, especially visual and performing artists, want to achieve success, they need to be more than what society wants them to be. For example, Pablo Picasso did not become famous as an artist because he practiced realistic or impressionistic work. No, Picasso became world-renowned because of his use of cubism and abstraction, a practice that initially received negative critical reactions. However, because Picasso was practicing something entirely different than what people were comfortable with, he eventually became famous for his innovation and experimentation. In order to be successful, an artist needs to push their limits of creativity, to go beyond what is expected from society, to therefore capture and intrigue their audiences.
Sampling of Haine's Work:
Gimme Sympathy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqldwoDXHKgBreathing Underwater http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOpsNdv0-Is
Help I'm Alive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4M068MSUpU
Black Sheep http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArkDWrHmmXI
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