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Freedomof expression As he debuts his first collection of contemporary fine art, Billy Connolly reflects on his new found creative outpouring and his apprehension at letting it loose upon the world
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Billy Connolly is not a man to mince his words. Relaxed and devoid of his trade mark on- stage expletives, he happily says that his new found talent for line drawing produces work that is ‘one part weirdness and one part idiocy’. “My manager said to me that they did remind him of the works that someone in a lunatic asylumwould produce and he is probably right!” says Connolly with a typically deadpan deliv- ery until he roars with laughter. Comedian, actor and TV pre- senter, Connolly’s prolific talents
for popular entertainment have been well documented, but his casual foray into artistic expres- sion is something of a revelation. The collection of six fine ink pen drawings is called Born on a Rainy Day and refers to a
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