All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker.
David BowieRead
When I'm stuck for a closing to a lyric, I will drag out my last resort: overwhelming illogic.
Interpretation
David Bowie expresses the creative struggle of finding closure in songwriting, resorting to illogical ideas when necessary.
In this quote, David Bowie shares a glimpse into the creative process of songwriting, highlighting the moments of difficulty when one is unsure how to conclude a lyric. The mention of 'overwhelming illogic' suggests that in times of creative blockage, unconventional or nonsensical ideas can serve as a last resort, ultimately fostering creativity and encouraging artistic expression even in the face of uncertainty.
In practice
During a songwriting workshop to encourage creativity.
All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker.
I guess, taking away all the theatrics or the costuming and the outer layers of what I do, I'm a writer... I write.
I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.
Nothing prepared me for your smile
But I've got to think of myself as the luckiest guy. Robert Johnson only had one album's worth of work as his legacy. That's all that life allowed him.
I'm an early riser. I get up between five and six, have coffee, and read for a couple of hours before everyone else gets up.
Pleasures First look from morning's window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
The poet does not know - often he will never know - whom he really writes for.
Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game.
If you let the plot be determined by what you feel is in the character's mind at that point, it may not turn out to be a very good play, but at least it will be a play where people are behaving in a kind of truthful way.
Failure and its accompanying misery is for the artist his most vital source of creative energy.
To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers.
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