Spyro Gyra’s Jay Beckenstein – HuffPost 12.6.13

Mike Ragogna: Jay, what advice do you have for new artists?

Jay Beckenstein: “Artist” is a pretty broad word. You’ve got to love it. You’ve just got to love it. The difficulties in getting your creation out there and appreciated and getting it to where you want, those difficulties are so great, there are so many headwinds that if you’re not getting goosebumps from what you’re doing, you shouldn’t be doing it. It may turn out that the greatest reward is the actual act of creating and if you’re not satisfied with that by itself, you may be disappointed.