Do Artists enjoy their own work?

[pugilistico]

As someone who's not an artist, I'm wondering do musicians listen to their own music? Like do rappers bump their own tracks while driving or put it on in the background at home?
Do painters hang their own work in their own homes? Do actors or directors watch their own movies?

If you were let's say, an actor who was in a Christmas movie, would you play it at a family gathering during the holidays? To me it feels extremely ego-centric to do so but then again, I'm not an artist.

I do some writing and make songs for fun, and I only read or listen to my own work to analyze it and think about what I could fix.

I guess a chef enjoying his own food would be normal.

 

[Jackonfire]

Scorsese' daughter:

- On Watching Scorsese movies with Scorsese: Sometimes he talks me through some stuff, say a little thing in my ear while I’m watching. But he watches it again as though he’s never seen it before. Something will happen and he’ll be like, “Ha! That’s great.” And I’m like, “You literally made this.” It’s funny because it’s almost like a first experience with him again, watching it with me.

 

[lsa]

Why would you as an artist release something you dont enjoy?
Sure in some cases its a sell out for money.. Like DeNiro the last 10ish years. But in general I assume artist enjoy their own work.

 

[Sonny Qc]

Once painted a girl's face,
and I was pretty proud of myself.

 

[pugilistico]

Why would you as an artist release something you dont enjoy?
Sure in some cases its a sell out for money.. Like DeNiro the last 10ish years. But in general I assume artist enjoy their own work.

I guess there's a difference between having pride in your work and thinking that it's good, as opposed to you yourself consuming what you made. Maybe it's just me. I wouldn't be able to listen to a song if it was my voice singing it.

 

[Bacco]

Like it but can't shake the knowledge artists i admire are leagues and leagues better at it

 

[lsa]

I guess there's a difference between having pride in your work and thinking that it's good, as opposed to you yourself consuming what you made. Maybe it's just me. I wouldn't be able to listen to a song if it was my voice singing it.

you know... when recording a track you would be forced to listen to it.
To hear if its good enough and not just once but many many times.

 

[pugilistico]

Even better question: do pron actors watch their movies? I guess some people would be into that.

 

[moreorless87]

I'm a photographer and whilst the market dictates my subjects somewhat(local landscapes although I did those anyway) my main judgement has always been my own taste, printing pictures I like the look of.

Actually have a lot of my stuff hanging up at home because it provides a nice stock if I need to fill gallery space, own a very large amount of photography books as well though although mostly stuff I feel is better than me.

 

[lsa]

Even better question: do pron actors watch their movies? I guess some people would be into that.

90% of them dont seem to enjoy their work, so my guess is no.

 

[13Seconds]

Yes artists enjoy their own work. Especially guitar players. Most of us know that one person who breaks out their acoustic and play when that is not the intent of the get together.

Im talking dinner parties, regular parties, birthdays, weddings, picnics etc... Always that one mofo who forces everyone to stop what they are doing to listen to you.

Like, no one cares if you know 4 or 5 chords bro

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

For like 3-6 months I do, then I look at it and want to change stuff because my techniques are more refined now, then a few years later I look at it and get nostalgic and think 'that's back when my stuff was 'raw' and full of 'soul.' Lol

Is normal

 

[Goon Dog]

I enjoy reading through old manuscripts, though I always find things I wish I'd done differently. Many writers claim to never revisit projects that have been put to bed but I'm not one of them.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

90% of them dont seem to enjoy their work, so my guess is no.

 

[Natural Order]

I do, that’s why I engage the activity to begin with….not to impress others. That’s just a bonus if it happens.

 

[lsa]

thats the other 10% right there

 

[Pliny Pete]

I put out a couple CD's about 20 years ago, I never listen to them, neither does anyone else...

 

[PaddyO'malley]

Mi always listen to mi tracks fam ting lit gets mi pumped fi liftin'

 

[Zer]

Mexicans are a very proud people in general unlike neurotic, self-loathing white Americans

 

[Fedorgasm]

I used to write short stories and poetry, and I enjoy going back and reading my old work.

There is a part of me that wants to "fix" it, but it's not so overwhelming that I can't enjoy it.

I would imagine people who have a stronger inner critic have more trouble enjoying their own work.

And idiots with no inner critic probably enjoy the hell out of their own garbage. Hence why people are always trying to get you to read their screenplay or a poem they wrote. Most of them are terrible.