Inspiration and influence

Where Did That Come From?

Ideas other than our own help us override a quirk in our brains

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Hanging in there? Inspiration is needed at a time like this. It can come from anywhere. Captain Tom and NHS frontline medics. Or a talking dog on Tik Tok.

They help us come up with new ways to tackle problems. New ways to express ourselves. Or ways to reinvent things. Speaking of which…

Düsseldorf’s finest

Sadly, Florian Schneider-Esleben, founder of Kraftwerk has died.

Kraftwerk on-stage

If you’ve never heard of Kraftwerk. They are/were a German electronic band.

They sounded distinctive. Looked different.

From hip hop, dance to pop. Kraftwerk influenced artists from Afrika Bambaataa to Franz Ferdinand.

Funny how four chaps from Dusseldorf can change things.

Music and dance

Forget Fred Astaire’s ‘Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails’. Or Gene Kelly’s ‘Singing In The Rain’.