Paint a picture of me

I’m reading and enjoying The Long Tail, and so far (I’m about halfway through) it’s an excellent read. I’ll post more complete thoughts on it when I’m finished, although there’s a lot of digesting to be done.

I ran across a quote, however, that so aptly describes my attitude I can’t help but post it here:

It’s one thing to see a movie or listen to music and to think “genius”—that some gifted person and exalted appartus has put together this unique work of art we appreciate. However, once you know what’s behind the curtain, you begin to realize that it could be you. It is when the tools of production are transparent that we are inspired to create. When people understand how great work is made, they’re more likely to want to do it themselves.