Artistic Compromise

Since I became a functional adult in the U.S. it occurs to me that I have not comprised on any matters significant to my artistic expression, among other things. Compromises are the root cause of civilizations crumbling. My symbol, in this era, is Quincy Jones, whose compromises have allowed hip-hop to dominate the psyche of those who would be better served studying the complex beauty that Q created in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. His sin, as with most of these (a number of whom I now consider more than acquaintances), was trying to remain relevant in pop culture. Allow nature to decide. American pop culture IS decadent. But it wasn't always so, even when the east was fiercely criticizing it for such and initiating an unjust war (Mr. Carter)... the war was initiated first on their side... I often wonder how to talk to these dinosaurs who lived in a time when intelligence was not a rainbow.