Art is a 24-Hour Escapade Mike Garson Bowie’s legendary pianist

Mike Garson is a composer, performer and educator, renowned the world over for his musical knowledge, artistic range, and virtuoso piano technique.

In this first ever episode of the Creative Blood podcast, Mike talks to our host Laura Conway about turning down Frank Sinatra, walking away from a Buddy Rich audition and why he loves to ‘pay it forward’, it’s all in there. 

The visionary maestro shares how he lives his life like a piano improvisation, why he believes that yourself and your art should be one and the same, and how getting a phone call from Bowie led to him finding his home in rock’n’roll. 

Mike's passion for music and life will ooze through your speakers as he shares his incredible ride of creative highs and lows, with a ton of heart and soul.

Find out more about Mike @mikegarson

EPISODE INSIGHTS

• Outside-the-box creativity

• The importance of breaking beyond rigid music categories

• The difference between musical excellence and artistic excellence

• The responsibility of famous artists in the spotlight

• Sustaining a life-long passion and commitment to a craft 

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