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Lessons in Creativity I Learned from David Bowie

Lessons in Creativity I Learned from David Bowie. By Sally Bosco. Become a factory for your art. 25 studio albums, 9 live albums 46 compilations 86 music videos. Become a factory for your art. He appeared in 28 films, and starred in a Broadway play, The Elephant Man.

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Lessons in Creativity I Learned from David Bowie

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  1. Lessons in Creativity I Learned from David Bowie By Sally Bosco

  2. Become a factory for your art. • 25 studio albums, • 9 live albums • 46 compilations • 86 music videos

  3. Become a factory for your art. He appeared in 28 films, and starred in a Broadway play, The Elephant Man.

  4. Become a factory for your art. BowieArt.com

  5. Be a visionary and be willing to change the conversation. When his career was stalled out Bowie realized that he needed to do something to get noticed. He discovered that Product + personality = brand. So he went from this…

  6. Be a visionary and be willing to change the conversation. To this…

  7. To this… Bowie killed off Ziggy at the height of his popularity and invented a new persona, the Thin White Duke.

  8. Then went on to record Young Americans, which became a huge hit.

  9. Then chucked it all again, moved to Germany and recorded Low, which was a complete departure.

  10. Have a theme. Bowie has had the running motif of space, spaceships and aliens.

  11. When you get stuck, switch it up.

  12. Step away to gain objectivity. Step away from your work to the point that it seems like someone else created it.

  13. Don't over-complicate your ideas and know when to stop.

  14. Never conform to other people's expectations.

  15. Reach for more. Don't be afraid to get out of your depth.

  16. Mind your finances. Bowie Bonds

  17. Don’t go with the obvious. Work with hybridization and find meaning in the random. Link to video - Verbasizer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Sgq0XoxPw Link to video - Cut-ups: http://youtu.be/zoAKGTeKlZs?t=17m6s

  18. Borrow from others but make it your own.

  19. Diamond Dogs

  20. Don't get stuck on symbolism. It's largely in the eye of the beholder.

  21. Come up with a lexicon for your current project. The Next Day: Effigies Indulgences   Anarchist   Violence   Chthonic   Intimidation   Vampyric   Pantheon   Succubus   Hostage   Transference   Identity   Mauer   Interface   Flitting   Isolation   Revenge   Osmosis   Crusade   Tyrant   Domination   Indifference   Miasma   Pressgang   Displaced   Flight   Resettlement   Funereal   Glide   Trace   Balkan   Burial   Reverse   Manipulate   Origin   Text   Traitor   Urban  

  22. Never give up Link to Louis Vuitton video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAjD1HJISDY

  23. Bibliography: Film, Cracked Actor, by Alan Yentob, 1975 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoAKGTeKlZs Film, Inspirations, by Michael Apted, 1997 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDmb_aR_OnY “David Bowie releases list of 42 random and obtuse words that he says describe his writing process,” by By Marah Eakin, Apr 26, 2013 http://www.avclub.com/article/david-bowie-releases-list-of-42-random-and-obtuse--97029 "65 crazy David Bowie facts and bizarre myths after his Brits 2014 win," by Paul Cockerton, mirror.co.uk http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/david-bowie-wins-brit-awards-3165030

  24. This is posted on my web page SallyBosco.com Click on the “Classes” tab.

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