Episode 203: "Canvas Chronicles: A Marathon of Art and Solitude. In this episode, delve with Detlef SChlich and John Adams into the artist's intense journey of creation, where days blend into nights in a solitary quest for expression.

ArTEEtude: Art, culture and the creative mind. Never so close again. - with Detlef Schlich · Nov 12, 2023 · 30m

Host Detlef Schlich explores the depths of creativity with John Adams in Cobh, Ireland, at his Gallery house.John shares his journey, starting with his expulsion from four art colleges and his subsequent disillusionment with art. He recounts his move to London in 1985, where he pursued a career in rock music as a drummer and formed a successful band called the Crawdaddies. During this time, John grappled with personal loss and a dark state of mind, often resorting to alcohol and drugs.Despite the challenges, John's time in London was marked by transformation. He bluffed his way into…