Why great art is personal
Media saturation vs arts that engage
"A piece of music I have passively heard and overheard is familar to the point of having no life; a piece of music praticed and struggled with by a musician id familiar to the point of coming alive. One is emptied of meaning by being constantly re-presented; the other is enriched in meaning by being constantly present- lived with and actively incorporated into 'my' life."
Iain McGilchrist 2009