Peter H.M.Brooks wrote:
> Dennis' Newsgroups wrote:
>
>> Well, alot of the great art of the history was from depression or some
>> other state of emotional pain. This holds true for paintings,
>> sculptures, music, writing, etc. Nothing like mental anguish to get
>> the creativity juices flowing to express it.
>>
> The artist starving in a garret is certainly still a popular stereotype
> and, as such, has to be taken seriously.
>
> So, yes, unhappy people have produced wonderful work - most recently, I
> read a review of a biography of Josef Conrad that seems to confirm that
> view in spades. He left a happy life as a seaman for an unhappy one as a
> writer and family man.
>
> I'm not sure that it is necessary, though. It certainly isn't sufficient
> - unhappy people also produce crap.
>
Yes, but it's well-known that Conrad had a heart of darkness.
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