As Philip K. Dick said, do not assume that order and stability are always good, in a society or universe. The old, the ossified, must always give way to new life and the north of new things. Before the new things can be born, the old must perish. This is a dangerous realisation, because it tells us that we must eventually part with much of what is familiar to us. And that hurts. But that is part of the script of life. Unless we can psychologically accommodate change, we ourselves begin to die, inwardly. Objects, customs, habits and ways of life must perish so that the authentic human being can live. And it is the authentic human being who matters most, the viable, elastic organism which can bounce back, absorb and deal with the new.
The next evolution of Martin Magner™ was born from a time where I questioned every hand touch, hung onto every word said, and created a narrative in my mind that built me up and broke me down at the same time. My self doubt blossoming into self love (thanks to my delusional dream to be a star) has been an adventure, one that has no destination, but multiple iconic viewpoints along the way.
This is COOL, a thank-you to the past, as I continue to shift into the new. The hyper pop Gwen Stefani cover that makes me extremely happy and sad all at once was produced by MISSU and a film by Hana Sho immortalising a decade of me.
xx Martin Magner™ © 2023.
/// Listen to ‘Cool’ HERE and watch the Official Music Video HERE
Performance — Martin Magner™ (@martinmagner)
Music Production — MISSU (@missu2missu)
Director — Hana Sho (@hanajaynesho)
DOP — Paul Ward + Hana Sho (@iampaulward @hanajaynesho)
Offline Edit — Hana Sho (@hanajaynesho)
Online Edit — Ramon Mellett (@ramonmellett)
Mix — MISSU (@missu2missu)
Master — Mike Zietsman (@phfat_official)
Stylist — Peter Georgiades (@petergeorgiades)
Photography – (@hanajaynesho)
Design + Creative Direction — Martin Magner™ (@martinmagner)
Special Guests — Jana Babez, Nash Mariah, Mavuso Mbutuma, GG Ferrari, Ané Strydom, Danté Francesconi (@jana_babez @nasmariah @mavusomabuso @gg.ferrari @ane_strydom @loveedante)
