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Today I'd like to show you a documentary called 20,000 Days on Earth. A link is available to allow you to watch the whole documentary if you have the time.
Nick Cave is an Australian musician, composer and actor. 20,000 days on Earth represents his ruminations about what he has learned in his time here so far. He contemplates the nature of the artistic process, talking about where he gets his ideas from.
Although he frequently speaks in terms of music, a lot of what he goes into could apply to any art form. He tends to ramble from time to time, but he also speaks to quite a few other artists and occasionally describes some interesting events they recall, including one particularly vivid description of a night entertaining Nina Simone.
I found some parts to be less interesting than others, but he does have some useful observations to make about the artistic process. Feel free to take a look at the moviewhen you have time here.
I hope everyone has a pleasant Tuesday.