In January, I posted a daily Bluesky thread reflecting on how David Bowie worked - not his mythology, but his methods.
All threads are searchable here, using #HowBowieWorked or #TenYearsOn in the final post of each thread.
Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
![David Bowie - Lazarus (Official Video) [HD]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l7b6gj2eljnayf4q5mld3tig/bafkreih7n73ewcnbdwcluzebzqi3nxx7dmfjg67xchrkyqy654dyr5adoe)
Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Lazarus (2016) - ending as form.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Warszawa (1977) - presence without voice.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Ashes to Ashes (1981) - release without ownership.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
The Stars (Are Out Tonight) (2013) - systems at work.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
I Can’t Give Everything Away (2016) - closure without explanation.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Sue (Or In a Season of Crime) (2016) - urgency without audience.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
My Death (live) - tension without resolution.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
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![David Bowie - Hallo Spaceboy (Official Music Video) [HD]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l7b6gj2eljnayf4q5mld3tig/bafkreibm5sl6svhncpheijou7xifwu2vfiyg4th7yufggdkjat3r5bntay)
Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Hallo Spaceboy (1997) - machines under pressure.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
The Bewlay Brothers (1971) - writing beyond explanation.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Subterraneans (1977) - ending without closure.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
#musicsky
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Others who worked in environments like this may remember it differently.
Hallo Spaceboy (1997) - expertise in collision.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
The Motel (1995) - tension as atmosphere.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Word on a Wing (1976) - restraint as power.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Slip Away (2002) - space as invitation.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Sense of Doubt (1977) - atmosphere as architecture.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn 🧵 7/7
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Cactus (2002) - a performance shaped by shared force. 🧵 7/7
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Looking for Satellites (1997) - momentum created through constraint. 🧵 7/7
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Sunday (2002) - recovery not as retreat, but as reset.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Sweet Thing / Candidate (1974) - exploration as structure. 🧵7/7
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
The Supermen (1970) - structure destabilised for effect.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
I Can’t Give Everything Away (2016) - legacy as transmission, not conclusion.
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Lazarus - narrative as tension, not explanation. 🧵7/7
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
If these themes strike a chord with you, you’re in very good company.
Blackstar (2016) - a work that refuses resolution whilst demanding presence.🧵7/7
Bowie | creative process | studio work
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn
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![David Bowie - Where Are We Now? (Official Video) [HD]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l7b6gj2eljnayf4q5mld3tig/bafkreifereg72qndpncfx7r6sgcaw3njohqlugjwimduc7rjgmxbm4hbgu)
Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
I’m curious how others see this in their own work. 🧵7/7
Where Are We Now? (2013) - reflection without retreat.
Bowie | creative process | studio work
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Fashion (1980) - sharpened by tension rather than comfort. 🧵7/7
Bowie | creative process | studio work
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Ashes to Ashes (1980) - precision and vulnerability held in tension. 🧵7/7
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn
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Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Changes (1971) - not so much a manifesto than a tool for motion. 🧵 7/7
Bowie | creative process
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![David Bowie - "Heroes" (Official Video) [HD]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l7b6gj2eljnayf4q5mld3tig/bafkreicnh7qlymm66463ojusr7hyodr4bca7ughjtvxqnpb25wr6gfveve)
Ten years on, this is still how creativity survives.
Heroes - a performance inseparable from the room it was captured in. 🧵7/7
Bowie | creative process
#HowBowieWorked #TenYearsOn
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