Books are the maximum. They are suppliers of entertainment and knowledge of different types. And, without a doubt, they are source of inspiration For much of the work of the artists we admire.
Fictions, reflections, fantasies, reality and introspections, among other themes plasma in millions of pages, have given a distinctive color, an unsuspected depth to the career of many. Therefore, this International Book Day is celebrating it showing The favorite titles of some of our favorite musicians.
Bowie was a fan of dystopian works, such as “Mechanical orange” from Anthony Burgess and “1984” From George Orwell. He even referred to this last title in “Diamond Dogs” with the tracks “1984” and “Big Brother”.
“I always wanted to make music like people write works, so both writers and musicians inspired me,” said Annie Clark, known as St. Vincent. The books that have partially inspired their career have been “Mythologies” de Roland Barthes Y “Bossypants” of Tina Fey.
The ReM leader is an avid reader. Among his favorite works stand out “Lolita” de vladimir nabokov y “We were children” de patti smith.
Springsteen is not only an inveterate reader, he has also written his own books. In their library, the prominent authors are Tolstoy, Chekhov and Dostoevsky. “I never read any of them until the last four years, and found that they were psychologically modern,” Springsteen told New York Times in 2014. “The Karamazov brothers” of Dostoevski and “Anna Karenina” From Tolstoi are his favorite works.
The books that have inspired the leader of the Arctic Monckeys are “Have fun until you die” of Neil Postman y “The infinite joke” by David Foster.
Fuente: NME.
