...articulated as if for me by Glenn Gould (1932-1982)

"The justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men and not its shallow, externalized, public manifestations. The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity."

YMMV! I know some just want to shake their booty, and more power to them.