We we’re recently invited by prince to design a new wallpaper for his toolshed… to my surprise it was a big surprise when he wanted us to set aside 54 hours to go over 2 different drafts. Given that Prince hasn’t allowed a reporter near him for 32 years I thought I might sneak in an interview. I immediatly contacted Condé nast traveler ad told them to clear the first spread and of to LA we went.
I decided that I first had to befriend the guy so I started out with a bit of smalltalk. The following is a second by second description that would make even James Joyce jaloux and also an explanation on why you haven’t seen the interview in print…
Me: So…that song…Raspberry buffet…is there some funny story as to why you picked that name for the song… I mean … It’s quite an odd name for a song isn’t it ? And I don’t think it would ever catch on in real life…who would dine in a restaurant with raspberry being the only food on the menu… and secondly the…
Prince: It’s baret…
Me: …sorry…what ?
Prince: It’s baret… raspbarry baret…
Me: …oohhh
Prince: …yeah…
Me: …
Prince: …
Posted by andreas | 20.03.2008 | 1 comment
I’m sure you’re all familiar with the book “48 laws on power” by Robert Greene. When it comes to power he’s the go to guy after the sudden death of Machiavelli. We have a very liberal work environment..to liberal in my opinion…but after reading the powerbook that was all about to change…I decided to pick a few pieces of advice form mister Greene and focus my attention…The rules aren’t specific so I decided to work with them in a frame of interpretation…
“Always Say Less than Necessary”
Jesper: Do you have the final size for the poster…?
Andreas: …4…
Jesper: …
Andreas: ….
Jesper: …not a classic way of describing a size…is it …?
Andreas: ….
Jesper: …normally we use more specific details…like X x Y…
Andreas: ….
Jesper: Forget it…
Andreas: ….
Jesper: No really…Forget it…
“Make other People come to you – use Bait if Necessary”
Made a trail of hard cash from Michaels desk to the kitchen…after picking up all the money (leading to me standing in the kitchen…) the following conversation takes place…
Michael : Hey…did you see all the cash lying around
Me (trying to sound like Redford in three days of the concord): …yes..
Michael : That’s beermoney right there…and a lot of it too…
Me :…
Michael : You don’t say much these days…do you…
Me :…5…
Michael : …good stuff with all the money though….that’s nice
Me :…
Michael : oki doki…catch you on the flipside…
Me :…(crap)…
“Learn to Keep People Dependent on You”
Text to Jesper and Michael friday afternoon… “Hi…took your creditcards and keys…see you monday…”
“Keep Others in Suspended Terror: Cultivate an Air of Unpredictability”
Monday 9:54 AM…strapped 32 sticks of fake dynamite to my waste and started eating a lot of chilli to get that “I’m about to blow myself up” sweat going…Spent 40 minutes staring directly at Jesper before removing my left shoe to slap him in the face with it…it did in fact create a sense of Unpredictability…
Let me say this much….that guy Greene (with the posh last “e” attached to a otherwise perfect lastname…) is full of crap…I’m not allowed to work in the same room as the rest of the office and I have to attend anger management every monday for the next 3 years….power my ass….
BUSTO
Posted by andreas | 07.03.2008 | 2 comments
This is the first post in the line of many to come. The blog has been as active as George Bush on a regular monday morning. Why is it that we do this thing called blogging I often ask myself. (And by often I mean four times or less…) And I guess it’s because it amuses me. Some time has passed and the blog has been held incommunicado by the tyranny of being busy. A lot has happened at this thing called BUSTO, and if by some odd coincidence you the slightest interested, I will make sure that you get on the know train…just not right now. Now is not a time for facts but a time for giving fuck about facts. If a guy called Lancelot Andrewes ask you out for an expensive lobster dinner please be sure to tell him no. Politely but firmly. There’s just not time and on that note I’ll let it be said that more text is waiting with a van and a bag right around the corner…BUSTO
Posted by andreas | 12.01.2008 | 1 comment
The blog has been sleeping in lately…That’s because we’re busy packing our bags for the annual Comic Con, where we’ll deliver the Keynote entitled:“Atsuko Tanaka’s influence on the postmodern view on Bill Clintons proposed anti terror bill…aesthetic idiosyncrasy in comics”After last years episode at the shrimpbuffet we’re not allowed at the floor, so I you’re around we’ll be in our winnabago (licenseplate: comics4real)…please drop by…Busto
Posted by andreas | 22.12.2007 | No comments