Strength through musical wisdom
Marcus Kraft publishes a book that lists 250 of the best "advice songs" in music history. He has immortalized the titles with cloth drawings on 500 pages.
Kraft came up with the idea for the book during a trip to Asia: During a dreary, rainy week, the Zurich-based graphic designer listened to a lot of music to escape the gloom and keep his spirits up. He realized how much wisdom and advice there was in many songs. From then on, he asked the backpackers he met for songs that had a deeper meaning for them, that gave advice in specific or general situations. In the end, over 500 songs were collected.
For the book "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow - Pop Music Wisdom" has Power He selected 250 songs and immortalized them in a hodgepodge of advice and wisdom. "Of course, the selection of songs is purely subjective, but I have tried to achieve a good, varied mix," the artist told Werbewoche.ch. The tracks cover various pop music styles from the last 50 years. From rock and folk to punk and hip hop. The selection includes many well-known songs ("Don't worry, be happy"), but also contains one or two surprises ("If you want to be happy, get an ugly girl to marry you"). It contains both humorous and serious advice.
The book is now available in bookstores worldwide. Kraft is delighted that the bookstores MoMa (New York), Tate Modern (London) and Colette (Paris), among others, have included his work in their range. In addition, "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow - Pop Music Wisdom" can be purchased from Amazon, Orell Füssli and numerous other booksellers. The first edition comprises 6,000 copies and the original cloth drawings will be presented at the "Young art" trade fair in Winterthur (October 25 to 28). (hae)
