Paul Simonon, Joni Mitchell ...
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 9 September 2019 19:24 (four years ago) link
Speaking of pedigree, the irony is a lot of them have art school degrees and/or experience!
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 9 September 2019 19:26 (four years ago) link
I prefer the stars that use their fame and money to buy themselves gallery shows because there's no chance in hell of anyone giving their godawful work a show otherwise.
― the public eating of beans (Sparkle Motion), Monday, 9 September 2019 19:27 (four years ago) link
Greg Gilbert (singer from Delays) has been mainly working as an artist the last few years as his illness doesn't allow him to do much else.http://greggilbert.co.uk/(should probably disclose that he's a friend, but I genuinely think his drawings are very good indeed fwiw)
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 9 September 2019 19:28 (four years ago) link
http://www.areaarts.com/grace-slick/
― #YABASIC (morrisp), Monday, 9 September 2019 19:31 (four years ago) link
John Lurie?
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 9 September 2019 19:32 (four years ago) link
https://www.billboard.com/files/styles/article_main_image/public/media/John-Mellencamp-and-Paintings-2018-billboard-1548.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 9 September 2019 19:39 (four years ago) link
Seriously considering if I can buy a John Lurie print at some point. Really love his paintings.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Monday, 9 September 2019 19:42 (four years ago) link
They used one of Miles Davis's paintings as the cover of a new album of "lost" recordings from the 80s and the combination of the art and the done-in-30-seconds type treatment is truly hideous:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1n3ZZAMPlL.jpg
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Monday, 9 September 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link
Eric Claridge from Shrimp Boat/Sea and Cake does some great stuff.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 9 September 2019 19:50 (four years ago) link
lol unperson that is truly awful
― Οὖτις, Monday, 9 September 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
Well, Tobin Sprout still makes music but I imagine he's made far more money from his painting than he ever did from Guided By Voices.
― Boulez, vous couchez avec moi? (Tom D.), Monday, 9 September 2019 19:55 (four years ago) link
I admit I put in the "give up" in the thread title to specifically exclude folks like Dylan - dabbles in fine art but has not retired from music etc.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 9 September 2019 19:57 (four years ago) link
Nick Blinko from Rudimentary Peni
― funnel spider ESA (Matt #2), Monday, 9 September 2019 21:16 (four years ago) link
Sue Tompkins from Life Without Buildings.
― ban golf (jed_), Monday, 9 September 2019 22:36 (four years ago) link
Syd Barrett painted a lot in his later life.
― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 9 September 2019 22:59 (four years ago) link
oof how did I forget that one
― Οὖτις, Monday, 9 September 2019 22:59 (four years ago) link
Beefheart, Justine Frischmann, Chris Mars, etc.
I always see this as the artworld being like "come over here into our clubhouse where your rock n roll pedigree will actually make you money!"
― Οὖτις
i never had a problem with beefheart switching to a career where he could actually get paid, particularly since i feel like he'd written (or in some cases "written") all the great songs he was going to write by that point anyway
― sock fingering, baby (rushomancy), Monday, 9 September 2019 23:45 (four years ago) link
https://farm2.static.flickr.com/1155/751884298_65d0414cb8_o.jpg
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 01:36 (four years ago) link
All of these have dabbled in the visual arts and have used their art as albums covers:
Marilyn MansonGrimesFiona AppleDevendra BanhartBob DylanAni DifrancoJohn Lurie (Lounge Lizards)Cat StevensMikaRyan AdamsM.I.A.Hannah Hopper (Grouplove)Tyler the CreatorJoni MitchellFKA TwigsWayne Coyne (Flaming Lips)John Squire (Stone Roses)Curt Kirkwood (Meat Puppets)Sam Beam (Iron and Wine)David Byrne (Talking Heads)
Others who have dabbled in visual arts but never used them as album covers: Ringo Starr, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury (he technically created the Queen crest used in A Night at The Opera and A Day At The Races but I don't think he got artwork credits on the liner notes?)
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 17:09 (four years ago) link
I mean, if we're talking about actors who have moved on to doing self-portraits
http://https%3A//cdn1.thr.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/landscape_928x523/2017/07/val_kilmer_icon.jpg
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 17:13 (four years ago) link
(Val Kilmer if that didn't post)
http://www.kevincoyne.de/Painter.htm
― The Inner Mounting Phlegm (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 17:21 (four years ago) link
Btw Miles Davis paintings are like really really bad
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 17:41 (four years ago) link
I love Kevin Coyne's paintings!
― The Inner Mounting Phlegm (Tom D.), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 17:50 (four years ago) link
Paul Simonon was always a far better (and more qualified) artist than he was a bass player anyway!
― I don't get wet because I am tall and thin and I am afraid of people (Eliza D.), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 17:52 (four years ago) link
http://www.areaarts.com/shop/airplane-2/Jefferson Airplane in Streets Of Rage
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 13 September 2019 19:46 (four years ago) link