“Does he look like JJ the clown?”
My family and friends back in Singapore sent me an article recently. The article questioned my new image and suggested it being “a colorful riot of clashing plaid patterns” and looking “more like a clown than an artiste”.
If it had been an article from elsewhere, I would not have been that hurt and disappointed. But it came from my homeland…
“To be or not to be, that is the question…”
(Hamlet - William Shakespeare)
I remember the bold steps I’ve taken in the past, steps I took to express my art and music.
One of the important lessons I’ve learnt over the years – Whenever an artist tries for a change, he should be ready to face a bombardment of controversial comments from all over. If he decides to stay put, again he might be criticized for being insincere and uncreative.
We are never satisfied.