The first of the YARN interesting ponderings is upon us. It is an interesting maze of emotion once you’ve popped out the other side of something that has been in your head for ages. I went and accidentally got drunk with some old school friends (a random nightclub in Manchester, c. 2am is the source of this pic) and then I read this little ditty and felt a whole heap better:

“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadow. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic.

Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery – celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “it’s not where you take things from – it’s where to take them to.”

…so behold my inspiration theft.

Thank you Jim Jarmusch for saying it, thank you mark malazarte for turning it into a poster and thank you to ideas illustrated – the money issue for arriving on my door step just at the right time.