the first mistake of art is to assume that it's serious

"There's an important difference between 'fashion' and 'style'; it's like the difference between 'normal' and 'healthy'"

Where could such wise words have come from? Which fashion maven spake so eloquently on the topic?
Would you believe...him:

If you've seen Almost Famous (and of course you have), you're somewhat familiar with the genius that is Lester Bangs. Brilliance cannot even begin to describe his writing. When I read it, I feel like something inside me is coming alive. It is so clearly life translated to word, in the most honest, but most incendiary way.
He is, of course, first and foremost a rock critic, but I've always found his work to be way more rock'n'roll than anything he was reviewing.

"Things started to go downhill. Instead of singing about taking tea with Mary Jane and boppin' your dingus on ol' Sweet Slit Annie it was Help me God I don't know the meaning of life or I believe that love is gonna cure the world of psoriasis and cancer both and I'm gonna tell the people all about it 285 different ways whether you like it or not. And Why is there war well go ask the children they know everything we need to know, and Gee I sure like black folks even if my own folks don't and endless vinyl floods of drivel in similar veins. At that point I started to pack in and resort back to my good old ' 66 goof squat rock. I got out records like 96 Tears by Question Mark and the Mysterians, who were mysterious indeed, and re-whooped to jungle juju cackles like "Wooly Bully," which is indescribable and was recorded by a bunch of guys who drove around in a hearse wearing turbans."
-"Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung: A Tales of These Times"

Lester Bangs makes me want to live my life to the absolute fullest and write like I'm about to explode. He died in the 80's from a drug overdose, but continues to be hugely influential. If you're an interesting person (you know who you are), try to find some of his work. I hope it will do you like it did me.

"Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity."