David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists

Fantastic article by David Byrne at Wired.com about music, the music business, and the different options and paths artists can take in the evolving landscape -- Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists -- And Megastars. Though the article is about the music business, the ideas in the piece will be insightful no matter what artistic medium you're engaged in. Worth a read, and then a re-read. And a listen as well -- there are audio interview clips throughout the article.