“You usually hear about musicians who to act, but what about musicians who want to paint?” Yuppiepunk takes a look at art by Iggy Pop, David Bowie, some Beatles, and a bunch of other rockers and finds most of ‘em aren’t very good.
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HOLD ON….Iggy in a suit jacket? With his shirt buttoned??? whoa.
It’s too early in the morning for that!
Here’s another: Dee Dee Ramone.
http://follingallery.com/artists/dramone/paintings.html
Iggy’s the last cool mofo left — why’s he gotta go spoil it with this bullshit?!? … The only painting he could do with any validity is using a bottle to slice his skin and drip blood all over the canvas. Now THAT would be cool!
I like Grace Slick’s bunny. It’s funny. A funny bunny. I’m awfully punny!
Iggy’s the last cool mofo left — why’s he gotta go spoil it with this bullshit?!?
yeah, it was real cool when those douchebags sum41 played on his last album.
what about mark mothersbaugh? he’s good!
http://www.mutatovisual.com/gallery.html
Jon Langford’s stuff is flipping GREAT.
http://www.yarddog.com/catalog.php?category=1&page=all
Two more:
Paul Simonon of the Clash
Mikey Welsh, formerly of Weezer
Aw, hell. Links didn’t work.
Simonon:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/entertainment/news/simonon_231002.shtml
Welsh:
http://www.mikeywelsh.com/
Does anyone else think Manson’s artwork looks like those illustrations from the “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” books?
Check out Chris Mar’s work, at http://www.chrismarspublishing.com
Ex-drummer from The Replacements, erstwhile drummer for Golden Smog.
And damn fine (if creepy) painter.
Iggy’s suit jacket and buttoned up shirt are actually of the “tear-away” variety so that, at a crucial moment, we watch him do that bottle-chest-blood thing y’all are talking about…