Blue Fire

david byrne tryna figure out how the fuck u spell "qu'est-ce que c'est":

ok sorry to double reblog BUT I just looked him up and he does these fantastic videos where he breaks down HOW he actually mimics the other artists’ styles. Like for ed Sheeran, he explains how he brings his voice forward in the mouth, while Adam Levine sings in the back of the mouth, stuff like that. It’s SO COOL, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone actually break down how to do this sort of thing, as a skill, instead of just treating it like a neat trick they just happen to be good at. https://www.tiktok.com/@justinjmooremusic

For those that are wondering, the context is that Katori (the guy in the glasses and lab coat) is an alien and this is his first day on earth.

As someone who was alive when Bob Ross (and William Alexander before him — that’s where the approach is from) was on PBS, I can 100% testify that you can paint along with him.

No, it’s even funnier!

I WANT TO LOOK AT THINGS MADE BY HUMAN BEINGS

And also occasionally by pufferfish

#i appreciate how genuine and non-judgemental this comic feels #like left one is not upset at right one for caring while being powerless #and right one seems genuinely distraught and not performative