Invite an artist over for a hot dinner, a good conversation, a stiff drink, and buy his art so he can pay his rent.
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Sir, artist are all masochists that revel in their own misery and go on and on about how it is the source of their inspiration or whatever these hobos ramble about. Don't take that from them, it is rude.
Do this for your favourite musicians too. Don'ttallk about art or music though. Talk about ideas.