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The Slumflower Hour

BREAKING YOUR HEART FOR YOUR ART?

The Slumflower Hour

W!ZARD Studios

Self-improvement, Education

4.9549 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Was that horrible relationship worth it because you were able to write some songs about it? Do you believe you have to put yourself through pain in order to feel creative? Did that heartbreak really need to happen or are you using art as an excuse to justify being around men who don't deserve you? In today's episode, join Chidera as she (lovingly) drags the musician girlies! Join my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for access to more revealing episodes, a 65-page guide on whether to keep or leave that guy, as well as answering your dilemma questions! Get my latest book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠POCKET POWER FROM THE SLUMFLOWER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

So you see this concept of doing it for the art.

0:07.4

Like, you know that whole thing of I had to break my heart for my art?

0:14.0

I knew that it would make a compelling story.

0:19.3

So I had to put myself in this situation so that I could get a great

0:23.7

song at the other end of it. I have concerns and qualms with that. I think Adele is someone

0:31.9

that talks about that a lot in her work. And you know what? Fair place to Adele because she's

0:35.1

making multi-millions off of putting herself in them situations.

0:37.8

But do I endorse that behaviour?

0:39.3

No.

0:41.8

The reason I take issue with this whole idea of doing it for your art, doing it for the plot,

0:47.7

doing it so you have a strong story to tell is,

1:05.7

why do men deserve to access you despite not being equipped and you tell yourself that you're benefiting because you're getting artistic inspiration out of this loser?

1:14.3

That is... because you're getting artistic inspiration out of this loser. That doesn't sit well with me. I don't like that.

1:17.5

I hate it as an excuse. I hate it as a concept.

1:22.7

I just wish everyone will stop doing that.

1:25.4

It's very different to being in a situation with a man where genuinely,

1:33.3

according to your best possible judgment at the time,

1:36.3

this is someone who you believe is good for you

1:40.3

and then things become tricky in the relationship and you're documenting that artistically,

1:46.8

whether that's through music or through any other kind of artistic output.

1:51.1

That's kind of different because you didn't go into that relationship

1:54.0

acknowledging that it's a bad relationship

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