It is useful to understand the rules of each genre. Once you have nailed it and can perform well in a particular genre, try to break the rules. But before you break the rules you have to know the rules. When you play by the rules you are the craftsman. When you play beyond the rules, you are an artist. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t put an artist above a craftsman or vice versa. Sometimes you need to do a service for what you were hired, and sometimes you need to experiment to come up with something new...
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