my dreams, they come a kissin'

"love forever, love is free,
let's turn forever, you and me."

thanks to one of my classes i've rekindled my love for gorillaz. awesome, awesome band, even though they're animated.
and what's even better, their creators - damon albarn and jamie hewlett - are in the process of making a new album. apparently they already started, and they released demos of three songs. i listened to them, and they're pretty interesting. lots of electronica going on; i think i'm going to like the new content. they released a new picture of murdoc though, and he's looking a little...old.
so anyway, out of boredom i was surfing around fansites and reading up info on gorillaz to see if anybody knew anything about the upcoming album, and i found a page of quotes. 2D was never the brightest one in the band (in fact he's pretty far from bright) but sometimes he does have pretty insightful things to say. i managed to stumble upon one of this quotes, and now i think they're one of my favourite quotes of all time:
"Remember when you were a little kid and you would look up at the clouds in the sky as the sunlight bounced off them? And, something that simple would make you feel a part of everything and all alone at the same time. And that feeling’s not something you can ever put into words. So you spend your whole life chasing it: making music, taking pictures, praying, whatever, in the hope that other people will understand that sense or feeling. As creative entities, we look for signs of life outside ourselves, for a connection to alleviate the sense of solitude, that’s why we all do what we do, whether we know it of ourselves or not."
interesting, huh? goes to show that my theory was kind of right: everyone pines for some kind of acceptance. the yearning to be appreciated is a common trait between all of us, and like 2D so eloquently said, some of us aren't even aware of it - or maybe we just won't bring ourselves to admit it. creativity and the imagination has that downside: you yearn to express yourself through a creative outlet, whether it be music, drama, art, writing, whatever - and you want people to look at it and appreciate your work. you want people to look at it because you want them to relate to it; you want them to relate to you.
when you're hit with inspiration you often just pour it out onto whatever it is you pour your inspiration into, whether it be paper, a canvas, the stage, or an instrument - you seldom question the actual feeling itself. it's always the same when it happens; excitement rushes through you and your brain's wracking through different ideas and methods for you to use this sudden burst of creativity. you never ponder on why it makes you feel this way, or why it compells you to do whatever it is you do. but you do it anyway, and usually the end result is something beautiful, completely unique. that's the greatest thing about art - you have the right to claim it as your own if you created it.