TFW musicians give up music for painting/fine art

oof how did I forget that one

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

https://farm2.static.flickr.com/1155/751884298_65d0414cb8_o.jpg

All of these have dabbled in the visual arts and have used their art as albums covers:

Marilyn Manson
Grimes
Fiona Apple
Devendra Banhart
Bob Dylan
Ani Difranco
John Lurie (Lounge Lizards)
Cat Stevens
Mika
Ryan Adams
M.I.A.
Hannah Hopper (Grouplove)
Tyler the Creator
Joni Mitchell
FKA Twigs
Wayne 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?)

I mean, if we're talking about actors who have moved on to doing self-portraits

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(Val Kilmer if that didn't post)

http://www.kevincoyne.de/Painter.htm

Btw Miles Davis paintings are like really really bad

I love Kevin Coyne's paintings!

Paul Simonon was always a far better (and more qualified) artist than he was a bass player anyway!

http://www.areaarts.com/shop/airplane-2/
Jefferson Airplane in Streets Of Rage