Tom Sachs Interview: Advice to the Young

[@MagicAnimal]

Two huge pearls of wisdom: do what you love; do it 100%. So simple but so spot on.

[@isaacsims2282]

"the most important things in life are free"

[@kyllancarrington]

I concur with your sentiment 100%♡. Australia ❤

[@kyllancarrington]

Be Curious Always. ❤

[@erintozier8700]

"I could resent it or I could choose to love it" New life motto: wwtsd

[@burymeinmexico854]

Thank you

[@denovo3949]

Wise man.

[@thenickmurphy13]

Thank you Tom for inspiring other to find what they love. As long as I make enough money so I can do what I love i'll be fine, even if I make my money elsewhere.

[@77777aol]

I am not sure of it was Louis Armstrong said, 'If you are going to be a shoe-shine boy, be the best shoe-shine boy on the street.' I was also a janitor - one of the happiest Summers of my life !

[@dorotheam.2239]

So it‘s love what you do, then do what you love

[@jbratt]

I make shaker furniture 🤣 along with other things and I work hard at the “janitor jobs”. Tom has it right. I got a subway sandwich yesterday from an employee that was half assing his job. There are a lot of people he could impress every day in that type of job. It’s possible he could make life changing connections through the customers he serves or maybe his employer . It takes effort. One thing for sure the way he was doing his job he was going no where.

[@albertoballocca]

Great great story 👏🏼

[@99carrera]

Tom's mentality is really reminiscent Albert Camus' philosphy and the myth of sisyphus.

[@migenanikdhima8971]

His janator story is how I approach work as well.

[@im0b]

The amount of gratitude ive got for tom as an educator is endless, his the best!

[@franzhaas6889]

HE THINKS ALOT LIKE ME. GREAT WORK ETHIC.

[@louislabrocante2728]

As he said when you don't have responsability.. Always want to be a personal trainer or a teacher cause I'm good to teach things and watch people workout.... But not possible anymore bills to pay.

[@jakecampbell]

Get rid of those bills then. Whats more important. The things the bills pay for or working as a teacher ?

[@libraryofthelabyrinth]

Robert Downy Jr

[@BlublonikGaming]

dope

[@dweisman2002]

platitudes

[@eyesontheinside5776]

thank you millionaire artist, youre right, its okay that i will never own a house, much less be able to take care of my children one day

[@JonnyDSmitty]

what he's saying sounds great, about the janitor bit. he's also from the 19th richest town in the United States. sure he worked as a janitor, but PLEASE don't believe he struggled financially and only found the work he could to make ends meet. he's speaking out of privilege that most of us will never know.

[@SmithMrCorona]

Seriously! It’s nice to advise people that they should do what they love when you’re born with a silver spoon in your mouth

[@biocykle]

Is that what you guys got from a guy describing his experiences with cleaning shit from toilet seats for a living? Silver spoon privilege? I'm sure he comes from a well off background, but I find it difficult to see how any of this advice would reflect that. He's a very hard working dude regardless.

[@apocalypsedreaming1268]

What you're saying sounds great, about the privilege bit. You're from one of the richest countries in the world. Where minimum wage is more than we make in a week. You're speaking out of privilege that most of us will never know.

[@Die.Trying]

So when he was talking about how he spent 20 years working off jobs living in an empty apartment so he could be an artist you were thinking, it doesn’t matter he was born in a good town? Obviously some people have to work as hard as possible just to find food to eat and don’t even have the money to buy clothes, but do you think those people are the ones he’s talking to? This is a KZbin video about pursuing a career you love, it’s not targeted at people who are struggling to survive. But there are a lot of people who live in a decent enough place and want to go after a career for passion. This video is for those people. His advise then applies and can be helpful or inspiring. He never said it would be easy. I mean working off jobs for 20 years pursuing an uncertain future doesn’t sound all that easy. Besides do you think people living in poorer towns can’t go after their dreams, or that because he was born in a nice town means working for 20 years was easy? No. If you think being raised in a nice town means that you never have to worry about money again, your blind. Yes, he was fortunate to be born not having to worry about food and having nice things and he is fortunate to be living his dream. But believing he never struggled, that life was always easy, or that his birth place guaranteed him a free ride you’re wrong. Being born in a good place with parents who have money only means you can more easily pursue easy careers. But becoming an artist isn’t easy. He’s a clear example of this. Yes he doesn’t have to fight for his life, but writing off his advice and struggles is foolish.

[@stvjrmllo]

@@apocalypsedreaming1268 Yes thank you for clarifying that. We are all privileged in the USA in some way or form. But for anyone to say that "that most of us will never know" is half true. The other half is the determination to make it happen yourself, no matter what. Some people got it, most don't

[@JaimeTosch]

Great advice Tom, about doing your best at any job you needed to do in order to live. I am probably oder than you and I too, had odd jobs even after graduating from the Academy of Art in SF. You and I must had great obedient parents in order to say what you said. I was a bartender for 3.5 years, a house painter for two weeks, a sales person for the mens department at J.C. Penney, graphic production artist and then eventually I started to illustrate for commercial and did graphic design work. My part time illustration led me to fine art business which totally different than the graphic art illustration. I believe now ideas are flowing my easier. My advice for anyone would be this order: your health, finance, family, do it one day at the time, focus on that art goal, keep learning and strive for 100% faith in your artistic work.

[@Tobacc0]

Very Japanese attitude.

[@77777aol]

To be a round peg in a round hole there are three ideals as regards work : i) Enjoy what you do. ii) Give pleasure to others. iii) Get fairly paid.

[@77777aol]

At any given time some of us have one or even two of these criteria. What matters is that we strive to do our best and do what is needed to achieve all three. And that should put a smile on our little face !

[@dwylhq874]

Is there a link to the full interview? 🙏❤️

[@thelouisianachannel]

Yes, right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKW7l2mud5qLoK8

[@dwylhq874]

@@thelouisianachannel Thanks very much. ❤

[@benh7506]

I love this man

[@rayjameson937]

I Worked oil fields, sold cars, i was a welder, worked in a call center. Did collections, was a paper salesman. All the while traveling from NYC, to TX to CO and now back to NYC where i am over qualified to be working as a parking lot attendant. But i love what i do, Why, cause hustling is my ambition and i potentially make more than $2000 in tips and outside services (holding and selling parking spots outside the garage) lol.... im just waiting for my big break thru, but i agree with this man, treat your first like ur last and ur last like ur first..

[@corrijackson]

Thanks for this !

[@cowboydanl]

Thanks Tom.

[@lisengel2498]

Do what you love and do it 100 % -

[@TylerCheeseman]

Tom is a hero

[@rr7firefly]

Playing videos games is like art? I don't think so.

[@biocykle]

Did you misunderstand that part on purpose?

[@rr7firefly]

@@biocykle He may be successful but not everything that Sachs says or does is artful.