A fascinating post, Laura - and wow to Bowie for such a great technique to adopt in times of creative impasse! Balance is so important - I lose sight of that all the time. I feel I need to draw a flowchart: if I feel 'x', do 'y', etc etc.
Thank you for another great read - so much to think about! 😊
Thanks for this, Laura. I had forgotten about David Bowie"s wisdom. I watched a great programme recently about Little Richard, who was OTT flamboyant, and in one segment Nile Rodgers recalled how his doorbell went one night, and when he opened the door David Bowie was standing there brandishing a Little Richard album sleeve. (Rodgers was producing Bowie's latest record.) Bowie said: I want my record to sound how this looks! What's more, Rodgers said he then knew exactly what he needed to do. Bowie is one of the few musicians I'd love to have met and spent an evening chatting with.
I will check out the other post you linked to tomorrow, as sleep beckons. 😁 Thanks again for a great post, Laura.
LOL, thanks for the beautiful anecdote, I'd never heard it. Little Richard is also amazing. "I want my record to sound how this looks!" -- perfect description.
I also recently learned that Pat Boone built his great success by basically covering Little Richard's songs.
A fascinating post, Laura - and wow to Bowie for such a great technique to adopt in times of creative impasse! Balance is so important - I lose sight of that all the time. I feel I need to draw a flowchart: if I feel 'x', do 'y', etc etc.
Thank you for another great read - so much to think about! 😊
I love the flowchart idea! What a wonderful way to keep it in mind. I'm gonna do that too as part of my bullet journal.
Thanks for this, Laura. I had forgotten about David Bowie"s wisdom. I watched a great programme recently about Little Richard, who was OTT flamboyant, and in one segment Nile Rodgers recalled how his doorbell went one night, and when he opened the door David Bowie was standing there brandishing a Little Richard album sleeve. (Rodgers was producing Bowie's latest record.) Bowie said: I want my record to sound how this looks! What's more, Rodgers said he then knew exactly what he needed to do. Bowie is one of the few musicians I'd love to have met and spent an evening chatting with.
I will check out the other post you linked to tomorrow, as sleep beckons. 😁 Thanks again for a great post, Laura.
LOL, thanks for the beautiful anecdote, I'd never heard it. Little Richard is also amazing. "I want my record to sound how this looks!" -- perfect description.
I also recently learned that Pat Boone built his great success by basically covering Little Richard's songs.
Yes, and in my humble opinion they lacked the energy of the original