I'm always on the look out for 'the good image'. I'm like The Borg (you know, Star Trek) inasmuch as I assimilate everything - but I like to think I'm working in the Pop Art tradition. Votes: 15
I am interested in Icons, not just religious works but also contemporary icons. I also like the way the Pop movement of the 60s took subjects from consumer products and people - soup cans, comic books, film stars - and elevated them through art, just like in traditional iconography. Votes: 6
In my moments of down time I tend to listen to Blues. Votes: 3
Just because you can make an album on a laptop computer in your back bedroom doesn't mean it's going to be any good. Like any 'product', it has to come from a good original idea. There are no shortcuts! Votes: 3
The internet has huge advantages but its downside is the easy access to resources. Votes: 2
Art is my 'solo career' if you like. Musically, as a bass player, I depend on other musicians to play, whereas, with painting, I'm on my own. I find it quite easy to switch heads and I enjoy both the mayhem of being on tour and the serenity of being alone in my art studio. Votes: 0
I don't feel qualified to comment on whether or not the internet has damaged collaboration and creativity. That is not my experience... my experience is that I have had access to meeting people online that I might otherwise not have met, gone on to meet them in real life and collaborated on fun projects. Votes: 0
I still get a buzz from seeing young kids making music. Votes: 0
I think there are still plenty of free-thinking creative people out there. There always will be. Votes: 0
It would be difficult to do art without music (music subsidises the art). Votes: 0
My encyclopedic knowledge of rock and roll is a millstone around my neck. Votes: 0
The first time I had work in a public space it felt very strange to see people that I didn't know looking and, and presumably commenting on, my work. Nowadays, I'm a bit more fatalistic - they either like the work or they don't and there's not a lot I can do about that. The trick seems to be not to get too pissed on open nights so that I can answer any questions without making a fool of myself. Doesn't always work! Votes: 0
To me, NOTHING is 'new'. Votes: 0
Young people are still experiencing the thrill of three chords and over-amplified guitars. They always will. Votes: 0