Pitchfork
“I love that line from Showbiz! on “Artist of the Century,” where you rap, “The prize isn't much, but the price is abundant.” How do you navigate the commercial and artistic aspects of what you do for a living and for yourself?”
MIKE
“It’s kind of one of those things of like, it could be here one day and be gone tomorrow, bro, cliche as it is. My homie, we always talk about your world being destroyed, and how when your world gets destroyed, it’s not the worst thing; it’s just about rebuilding it back up. I think with that line, “The prize isn't much, but the price is abundant,” if you're doing this shit to get something out of it, there’s, like, no point. You literally gotta do it because this is what you really feel like you need to do. Or maybe if you don’t give a fuck, and it is just about what the prize is, you know that this is the prize, but it’s not gonna last too long. I’ve been in places where I’ve been more enamored by the prize than what it takes to get to it. That’s just part of being human. The more that you’re able to forgive yourself, the more comfortable you’ll be able to, like—I don't know, I think it’s all about being fluid. Not letting things strike you too hard.” - by Mano Sundaresan @Pitchfork
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