'I loathed it' – what David Bowie learned from his brief spell in adland
In July 1963 a young David Jones (still to undergo the first of his transformations and become David Bowie) enlisted in the only nine-to-five job of his illustrious career – working as a junior visualiser/paste up artist with Nevin D Hirst Advertising at its office in New Bond Street, London.
Having failed every O level except art, his job there included drawing sketches and pitching ideas to his superiors for potential ad campaigns.
The music icon, who died last night aged 69, lasted less than a year in advertising and resented the constraints the position placed on his artistic ability, as Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
