First, I thought the reading was relatively hard to follow because of how many unfamiliar names and references were used, and seemingly random nouns and sentences would be bolded, making them feel important to know before you could understand the reading. It was not an encouraging read to see huge chunks of bolded text that were just names of artists, bands, and pieces that I have never heard of.

What I gained from the reading was a dive into the term ‘artist-musician’, and how interdisciplinary works are becoming more common with time. It is interesting that even today, the term ‘interdisciplinary’ is still used as a buzzword of sorts to highlight an artist, as interdisciplinarity is usually regarded as a favorable addition to any project. The author lists examples of successful interdisciplinary works and notes that “in the pop music scene of recent years, in particular, the dual profession of artist-musician/musician-artist is no longer anything of note”. I agree to a certain extent, that today it might be harder to find a ‘pure’ artist / musician that is not influenced by any other fields.