David Bowie's advice to artists, 1997 https://video.nostr.build/2cfa6e43d626f75d680139993102fdf05b100c675cf8c4e8601ec22e65c1c223.mp4
Bowie sharing eternal wisdom ✨ #Bowie4ever ⚡ nostr:note1rmu6d0aszf7v4fdzfzxkthn25z4de6yjp5mwjg2s89zwgv0gzk0svjd26c
Exactly the message I needed. Exactly.
I got to see Bowie for my 21st birthday... It was glorious.
Jealous
I don't wanna humble brag or nuthin... But... You dont even know 😏
One of my favorite stories about him is he had a studio right next to the Berlin Wall and he would drop acid and just stare out over the wall from the third story window.
💯💯
Just to counter his point: most of the astounding artistic excellence produced before the « contemporary » era of bullshit, was made on commission, that’s how artists made a living. Maybe it’s also about skill, talent? Maybe a great artist never settles for mediocrity, indifferent if they create for themselves or for someone else’s guidelines?
and then this from 1999: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tCC9yxUIdw
Always remember the reason you went down the path you're on. #manifesting nostr:nevent1qqspa7dxh7cpylx25k3y3rt9me42p2kuazfq6dhfy9grj38yx85pt8cpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsygp56t6jwncetr7d9jeyv0dtatwl3gslsjkwgfqa4zyqywlstnyqj5psgqqqqqqs2q27vf