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“A Compulsion For Knowledge And Exploration”
“A Compulsion For Knowledge And Exploration”


“Ever since I decided that I was going to be a drummer, I wanted to be the best I could possibly be, and I put all my faculties toward that. Eventually that can take a toll, so I kind of hit a wall and needed a break. I’ve always had an appreciation for art, and luckily where I live in LA there are all these rad galleries – the Getty, the Hammer, Thinkspace, C.A.V.E., Giant Robot – so I frequent those. I get a different vantage point on the creative experience. I started getting inspired by documentaries about artists, like The Radiant Child about Jean-Michel Basquiat, Rivers and Tides about Andy Goldsworthy, the Gerhard Richter documentary Painting, Francis Bacon movies on YouTube… It’s just such a fascinating take on making sense of the world around you. Plus, I’ve dedicated my life to knowing all there is to know about drums, and I’m expected to know everything, With art, I can just go from my gut, so there’s a huge sense of freedom and escape for me there.” – Dave Elitch
Show Notes:
- The pitfalls of formalized education
- The realities of being a musician
- Over exposure of art through technology
- Distractions of social media
- How Dave became a professional drummer
- Andy Goldsworthy “Rivers and Tides”
- Drawing similarities and differences between his approach to music and his approach to art
- The compulsion for knowledge and exploring
- Understanding the veil of perception
- Creative adaptability
- Spirituality in art
- Breaking free of systematic thinking
- Branding within the art world
- The ripple effect of art and commerce interacting with each other
Dave Elitch - Personal Website
Posted 10.31.2017