“You see, Lorenzo, the more gifted the artist and the closer
to God he is, the more difficult it is for him to function in our earthly
environment. But this is why you must protect your artists against the
philistines who would exploit them. Wealthy Florentines want Donatello to
sculpt for them because it gives them prestige to have one of his originals in
their palazzo. It is beneath him to take vanity commissions, and yet it is
necessary for him to do so in order to avoid offending the spiteful members of
influential families. But such men do not understand what these artists are and
why they are. You and I do. These artists are our special army, our angels who
are able to convey the purest teachings of the divine through their work.”
Excerpt from “The Poet Prince” by
Kathleen McGowan, March 2011
Cosimo d’ Medici describing to his
grandson, Lorenzo, the artist Donatello, an early Renaissance Italian
artist and sculptor from Florence and other gifted artists of his time.
Michael Jackson was surrounded by “philistines” who critiqued and exploited him but did not understand what he was and what he gave us. May they forever be shamed for their systematic humiliation and ultimate destruction of this gifted human being.
"When I create my music I feel like an instrument of nature. I wonder what delight nature must feel when we open our hearts and express our God given talents." -Michael Jackson