David Bowie's advice to artists, 1997
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"Never play to the gallery"
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Totally, man
Bowie sharing eternal wisdom ✨
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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.
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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:
Always remember the reason you went down the path you're on.
#manifesting
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