"Isolation is the gift.."

@rickknowledge6992

8 жыл бұрын

👍

@Ghost7065

8 жыл бұрын

in my case a curse.

@sakatis

8 жыл бұрын

you get what you project i guess

@AntonST100

8 жыл бұрын

The more I go all the way on my path, the better I understand this verse.

@keaganwheeler-mccann8565

6 жыл бұрын

It's just a test of your endurance.

This is the price you have to pay to retain your authenticity. I often come back to this to remind myself.

@dasher787

6 жыл бұрын

Cherechi Osisioma good to remember that

@HoeshwaPOOP666

5 жыл бұрын

I bawl.. its hard but you gotta choogaloog

@CrazycruxGaming

4 жыл бұрын

But authenticity is so illusive. How do I choose which pathway leads to my authentic self?

@mattiasahlsen3650

4 жыл бұрын

CrazyCrux Go with your gut. Listen to your feelings. Does it feel right? Does it feel authentic? Are you following your dreams? Are you expressing yourself freely?

@liamoneill17

4 жыл бұрын

@@CrazycruxGaming stop lying to yourself. Stop practicing tacit approval. Correct your posture. Always look in people's eyes.

❤️‍🔥 “Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think I'm not going to make it but you laugh inside remembering all the times you've felt that way” ❤️‍🔥 ~ Charles Bukowski 😎

@lindsaysmith2401

2 жыл бұрын

LOL

I sacrificed my job, my health, my sanity, love, to go all the way. Mind you, It's not something for the faint of heart. But Was it worth it in the end? Absolutely..

@trickie502

4 жыл бұрын

Same. And the ride? Crazy. Should have started years ago.

@samsonmcgloughlin

4 жыл бұрын

I went all the way and she gave me 20 minutes. Don't worry I'm going to roll a piano up her street

@doyoubelieveinmagic4244

3 жыл бұрын

For what? Pls share the specific

@charlesb2895

3 жыл бұрын

Tell us how it ended

@RaptorMaitre

2 жыл бұрын

On the same path.

"Isolation is a gift". At first I thought only crazy people loved to be alone. And I tried. And I understood that it was the first time of my life I really be myself. It feels like all my life, I lived what people want me to be. Thanks Bukowski and this vidéo who opened my heart and soul!

@thevashfan12392

2 жыл бұрын

"a man can be himself only so long as he is alone if he does not love solitude he will not love freedom if he does not love freedom is he truly free?"-Arthur Schopenhauer

@TheGingerJonny

Жыл бұрын

@@thevashfan12392 Thank you for sharing that.

@redsol3629

Жыл бұрын

Life starts for you once your dreams die.

this gives me shivers. god bless a broken man.

I think this poem just changed my life.

@jeffs2518

7 жыл бұрын

Right?! I had been mulling over a tattoo for years and this hit me so hard. At a crossroads too. Perfect timing.

@cowboycalicojakk9685

7 жыл бұрын

that's bukowski for ya lol. First heard this 3 years ago, and it still makes me cry like a baby

@ApoorvaaC

7 жыл бұрын

Jeff S Hey! what's your tattoo then?

@petar1008

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Heart can do that. And this is some Heart stuff wright there :)

@jeffs2518

5 жыл бұрын

I got “go all the way” in script on my inner bicep. A daily reminder to keep going. I read it in the voice from the video haha

"You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is." I love this part. Whatever it is, do it and go all the way. It might seem nothing to others but it is something to you. That's all that matters.

@larryvonloop

4 жыл бұрын

THe way Buk wrote is a little bit different. This version is the tamed martinized version.

@larryvonloop

4 жыл бұрын

Original : roll the dice if you’re going to try it, go all the way. otherwise, don’t get into it. if you’re going to try it, go all the way. this could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs and maybe your mind. go all the way. it could mean not eating for 3 or 4 days. it could mean freezing on a park bench. it could mean jail, alcoholism. it could mean derision, mockery, isolation. the isolation is the gift, all the other is a test of your guts, how much you really want to do it. and you’ll do it against total rejection and the highest of odds but it will be better than doing anything else you can think of. if you’re going to try it, go all the way. there is no other feeling like it. you will be alone with the gods and the nights will flame with fire. do it, do it, do it. do it. all the way. all the way. you will ride death straight to hell, your perfect laughter, the only good fight now.

I have listened to this 50 thousand times and still can't get enough.

@Deloco619

Жыл бұрын

Same! What a perfect combo this video is ❤

@Xelenaki5

19 күн бұрын

Same! Incredible

Going all the way has absolutely nothing to do with how much junk and garbage you have to shovel out of the way to get there. Suffering is the spice of life not safety and comfort.Forcing yourself to do something you don’t want to do every day like a cold shower. It seems a bit dark and dingy first, but every time you win you build your own character and your own confidence and you will be with the Gods and perfect laughter. One of the things that I love is thinking about how I didn’t wanna do something that I knew I had to do and once having done it that feeling of power…

Same. 10 years later and i still get goosebumps listening to this

Who's still watching this again and again after years?

I've been on one hell of a journey and I keep coming back to this when I feel weak. I have to remind myself I'm not done. Not even close. All the way. ALL the way.

@TheGingerJonny

Жыл бұрын

Do it brother. All the way. Your not weak. You are amazing and you should know that.

"We are all actors, set on the stage of the world, as the curtains open we put on our best performance to this audience of life.”

I have watched this over and over for inspiration. I never get tired of this poem and I love the music and the video. Thank you Tony Anderson, Willem Martinot, Tom O'Bedlam and Charles Bukowski.

@tonywalton1052

8 жыл бұрын

+no1uknow Go All The Way. Do it. Do it. Do it. It has to be obsession. It cannot be anything else.

This is art therapy... art as therapy! Thank you, both of you!

@WillemMartinot

9 жыл бұрын

Laura Ciocoiu I like your comment! Thank you :-)

@samirafterone

9 жыл бұрын

Willem Martinot I like your art :)

@MrPoutsesMple

8 жыл бұрын

+Laura Ciocoiu What would be life without art? Through art I managed to save my humanity

@samirafterone

8 жыл бұрын

+ΣΚΡΟΥΤΖ ΜΑΚ ΝΤΑΚ Beauty will save the world! Beauty in all the way...

@henkverhaeren3759

6 жыл бұрын

Laura Ciocoiu yes it is the best inspiring therapy ever to become who we really are, ..all though it seems not many people seem to get it..

It's so reassuring that I'm not alone in my solitude. Thank you Bukowski.

I hear this poem almost every day to make me going for my goals!!

Left Jehovah’s Witnesses after finding out about the corruption and child abuse coverups ......now shunned by friends and loved ones for past 2 years .........after pain came a wonderful freedom

@davidjonesthanksto7262

4 жыл бұрын

Well done Carol Xmas , those who dont want to see the truths are the sheep following the pack leader . Stay strong and make your own path .🙂😺💚✌🙏

@bogdanfriend

3 жыл бұрын

Jehovah witnesses are a false religion. Dont trust in mens, they will let you down and do bad things, look to Jesus and trust and belive in him with all of your heart. Return to Jesus, trust in him alone and he will be there for you in every problem you are facing. He died for you, that's how much he loved you. Jehovah witnesses don't belive this, but there is a hell and we all need to repent from our sins and trust in Jesus! Pray, Read God's Word and fast, We're all bad people and he is the only one that can save us from hell. God bless you brother with eternal life through Jesus Christ, his Son, Lord and our Saviour. Amen.

"Do It, Do It, Do It, Do It" **chills**

@bioniclegoblin6495

3 жыл бұрын

It's not the Jedi way...

A modest thank you to the uploader, and my undying gratitude to Mr. Bukowski. I will be here, listening often, that I might accept this affirmation into my being. Here is to the dusting off of the midnight lantern. You've the muses to yourself while the world sleeps.

Really good. Btw the poem is called Roll The Dice.

@angga8746

8 жыл бұрын

It is mentioned at the end of the video

@WillemMartinot

8 жыл бұрын

And in the description ;-)

Some fire's once started can never be cooled.

Clarity is being undivided from the cosmos. Sincerely William Michalski Jr

I went all the way. Left with a suitcase and a dream to be with my Highschool Love. I ran to the desert. Las Vegas NV. That's where I flourished. Go all the way. ❤

One of the most beautiful things I have seen on You Tube. Thank you for sharing this with us

Show this to your first born when he decides to become a writer/musician/painter/sculptor/actor/astronaut

@oscavaleirosdeoutrora.2232

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@jamesadam2042

3 жыл бұрын

I am a sculptor.

@chadbanks.26chadbank94

3 жыл бұрын

I'm on my journey as a musician All The Way 🇯🇲🌠

@basedchadthad9597

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesadam2042 you went all the way!

Three days ago I broke up with my girlfriend. It's hard but this poem give me the power to go all the way....Thanks sir!

@WillemMartinot

7 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to heard that Peter, but I'm glad this poem gave you some comfort. Take care, Willem

@peterkomensky2398

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Willem for your support I really appreciate it.

@lulubeloo

7 жыл бұрын

Hold on, my friend. Keep your mind busy and make new friends. Heal it up!

@asderso

7 жыл бұрын

there is nothing more PAINFUL then breaking up with your girl. IF you really liked her. SHE will never come back and you will never find a girl like her. Been there done that. SHE will always haunt you, as YOUR miserable failure. IF you liked her for real.

@user-ot4rc9jh8e

7 жыл бұрын

this poem isnt for your girlfriend, its for people trying to buy a new car -brian griffin

beautiful & uplifting. a masterpiece of not only poetry but video

I come back to this video from time to time since 2017 when i make a promise to my self to achieve a goal that was far of my posibilities... and now, im just 5 days to achieve it. If youre goin to try, go all the way, there is no other feeling like that.

Absolutely incredible. Thank you for creating and sharing this.

“If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery - isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you’ll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you’re going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It’s the only good fight there is.”

Perfect timing, thank you.

This poem makes me cry 100% of the time. I love it beyond words

This is possibly the best video on the Internet

What a beautiful poem

This video wouldn't be so epic without Tom's voice. It's so deep, it talks directly to you.

@durgeshrai6021

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

Love it all the way :) Poem, Direction, Song, Narrator

Working towards a big goal at the moment.. I wake up each week day at 4am, have a cold shower and listen to this...

This is amazing piece of poetry combined with a fine direction and perfect blend of music! Thank You for bringing the Golden words alive!

Wow, everything about this video is beautiful. Bukowski is so amazing... I love him.

And the nights will flame with fire ...its the only good fight there is. thank you for sharing.

I've had this video bookmarked for over a year. Just wanted to say thanks for making this. It is truly fantastic.

I AM IN AWE OF THIS VIDEO.... thank you; its touched me, deeply. -Exotika

How a few linked words gets you up. Such a eternity brings you just a short sentences.

Such an outstanding piece of poetry, I will be forever grateful for the person who sent me this and reminded me to keep going all the way, no matter what, you’ll always be special to me ♥️.

This video should be an academy award winner

Every now and then I start to feel that I am losing purpose and momentum, so I return to this video. Thank you Willem Martinot.

The dude reading it makes it Better than it is.

@RyanJohnson-tw2ch

4 жыл бұрын

Nah shows how good it is. Bukowski is the best to ever do it..do it do it do it

Awesome visuals, amazing music, and this poem is just.. Wow. This gave me goosebumps

English isn't my native language, as a matter of fact my native language is not even close to English. All of my grammar professors taught me, that the best way to perceive books (and art in general) is by reading it (or grasping it) in your own native language. But when I read some the work this man has left to the world, I don't read, I feel.(Which is something that none of the art forms, in my native has done to me) Bukowski is the most influential soul that has ever floated trough a typewriter. And this video is just a perfect reflection of his work. I'm proud to say, that non of my professors were right. Art is more than reading (or listening), therefore it doesn't need to be in one's native language, on the contrary it just needs feelings. And this man has engraved his words into mine.

@Earbly

8 жыл бұрын

you seem like a cool guy. I love bukowski as well and I feel the same way about feeling his work.

@deniingilizovski

8 жыл бұрын

+Drew Glad that you have that opinion. :)

@phaedrussmith1949

5 жыл бұрын

What is your native language?

This is perfect. The words, the imagery, and the music are absolutely beautiful together. It is hope in the face of the pain and darkness of life. This is a gift you have given my soul. Thank you. Thank you.

This is phenomenal.

comments are so different. everyone understands it differently

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I really felt all of that

I lived with drugs and alcohol for six years to write it down in my soon to come book. I went all the way. I lost several girlfriends, a couple of jobs, my family and almost my daughter. But I did go all the way.

@mentalcompassno1

7 жыл бұрын

ScaniaEtPalingenesis such a hard journey

@wisdomisintelligencelovere2520

7 жыл бұрын

ScaniaEtPalingenesis Welcome to the club! Could you email me, maybe? I would like to converse about our experiences and things at present. b.0x42h@gmail.com. I am looking for people like us. :)

@loosekarrott

7 жыл бұрын

pretty pathetic to be honest dude.

@badegg3210

7 жыл бұрын

And - I need to ask - were you all the happier for going all the way?

@coreycox2345

7 жыл бұрын

You write well, Grif. I have had some of the same experiences. When I was doing my most exciting work, I was sometimes surprised to realize that I was so intense I startled people at the supermarket. I may do work that excites me again. If I do, I will keep up the yoga to help smooth out the edges.

Thank you for making this powerful video. Has given me much unexpected inspiration. I do not have that happen alot. I really relate with this as a struggling musician following his dreams. Reminds me to ride to perfect laughter, and fight the good fight.

Bukowski really did this. He gave up his job at 49 to be a full time writer, with no money for food, and the worst possible odds to ever make it.

Some incredible work, outrageous talent and stubborn dedication to overcome all the limitations of mediums in order to capture the sheer radiance of pure love, going on here... This piece has caught me completely off guard and I am a sobbing mess of grateful tears at the moment... THANK YOU!!!

your films evoke a certain sense of emotion, feeling and inspiration in all the right ways. the shots, angles and lighting are all excellent as well. it is one thing to be able to tell a story, but to be able to tell it in ways that touch the inner depths of one's soul makes you a truly great artist.

Willem Martinot:An excellent job.Eternal inspiration.

9 years later, this still brings me to tears & goosebumps. Most validation I’ve gotten in this life. Bless your soul Sir Charles Bukowski and the artists that put this together perfectly ❤️✨

this will be my new morning alarm sound, thanks charles.

@annym.8170

4 жыл бұрын

Same!!!

I'm in the craziest time in my life, and this right here amplified it infinite times.

I wonder if we got all the people who went all the way who left comments on this who really know what he's talking about we got us all together could we make any difference

I really needed this amazing work. You have no idea how much difference you've made for me. I can never thank you enough. Extreme creativity ... keep it up, Willem ... simply astonishing.

This has been in my favourites here for a long time now and damn - it is still inspiring af. what a timeless treasure you created!

@WillemMartinot

7 жыл бұрын

Timeless treasure... what a nice comment. Thank you!

Amazing poet Amazing poem Amazing music Amazing directer Amazing film Thank you Willem Martinot

@WillemMartinot

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Nai!

If i came across this 15 years ago. My life would be different... completely different

I find this poem so inspiring and the short that you made is just beautiful. I felt a Malick vibe out of it and I loved it!

This is why I say, passion is useless. Obsession is what you want, it needs to be a mental illness

@TheDirtyCaller

8 жыл бұрын

+thecharlessmith (instagram) hell yes. delusion.

@ALLCAPS

8 жыл бұрын

+thecharlessmith (instagram) Dr.House

@charles125

8 жыл бұрын

JoinCrossFire which episode does he say that in?

@ALLCAPS

8 жыл бұрын

He doesn't say it! I'm just saying Doctor House! x'D My favorite show and I've seen it 5 times, Start to finish. And all I can say is: That is a key to success, but sheer loneliness. Gregory House would strive to solve problems and fix people, but he never focused too much on himself causing him to push everybody away, his wife, his friends, and his emotions. Great character, so when I see someone saying "passion is useless. obsession is what you want, it needs to be a mental illness." All I can imagine is the Legendary Dr.House

@tonywalton1052

8 жыл бұрын

+thecharlessmith (instagram) You understand

This changed my life...All the way.

A masterpiece. In every way.

Thank you. My favourite Bukowski poem.

The mixing of creative styles; collaboration of climactic expressions to form a piece worthy of apotheoses. Thank you for your inimitable addition to the world of art

I have been educated with an it bachelors and medical degree and as of recent even a real estate license and yet this video was a gift passed on from a friend who clearly could see I am trying to walk a different path. My father, who passed in 2011, was my only inspiration but after his passing and a divorce I have found myself not fulfilled. Now I am living proof that the poetry of Bukowski is true. I am no longer in touch with my family or friends and have broken up a 3 year relationship with someone who couldn't understand me. Even though I took to isolating myself before I saw this video it is true that isolation has rightfully been the gift that has allowed me to understand myself and aspire for more. Today I have no contact with my blood family or friends and have self imposed myself to seclusion. I am trying something very creative in uncharted waters for myself, much to the chagrin of the people that would say they love me. And yet I see no sincerity in them. I am looked down upon and constantly told that I am losing it. This video brought me to tears and continues to inspire me as I stand on the precipice of my own self discovery. I have no guarantees and yet I am sure I will go all the way. Thank you Charles Bukowski.

@ryanfatal

6 жыл бұрын

as terrence mckenna would say, 'find the others'. You're not alone in these thoughts

This is a piece of art. Thank you. You get to my soul with this video.

Clear and concise. The highs and the lows of the price you pay. Beautiful.

beautiful and spoken with an very wise message

I wish I could type more than just THANK YOU. Combined with Mr. Bedlam and Mr. Anderson, this is so powerful it seems I cannot find the right words. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND MIND

@WillemMartinot

4 жыл бұрын

L00B0 K you’re welcome!

Thank you. Very good movie.

This poem is really uplifting when you think about it in the context of going after your passion or something. but when you think about people who have thoughts about things like murder reading this poem and gets motivated by it, it gets real dark real quick.

I have schizoaffective disorder. Been fighting this monster for 20 years now, a monster who's always trying to kill me by suicide. I had to accept and embrace death, because psychosys is having a shotgun pointed to your forehead, everyday. And you say to the guy with the gun "do it, do it, DO IT", defying him to shoot, all to take control of your life again. And i went all the way, i tried all the way to the end, and earned my freedom

EXACTLY what I needed, EXACTLY when I needed it. Thank you. Also, EXCELLENT production value. Perfect.

Absolutely wonderful. Thank you. A gift.

I always come back to this...

This poem, to me, is tantamount to the old sentiment "its not the destination, its the journey." "Normal", "success", etc, are all relative - if you feel you have a calling, but put that on the shelf to attain what society deems normal/success, will you be happy? Of course not...conversely, if you give ALL of that up, you will more than likely be mis-understood, outcast, etc, because society will not understand why you dont value what you are "supposed" to value, but you, YOU, will be on your own journey, and can almost laugh at societies pursuit of all of the normal standards. "Success", to someone in this line of thinking, is staying authentic. The payoff, as it were, is like an afterthought, because you ALWAYS knew who YOU were, you didnt need society to define that, by platitudes or by "success"...

@WillemMartinot

6 жыл бұрын

Wise words Pete. But in creating art, your authenticity can reveal itself too. Everything in the realm of ambition steers us away from being who/what we are, but since our true self is often buried under a huge pile of conditioned thinking, the magic of being inspired can be a useful pointer. For me, finding work that I love made me more authentic to myself. Culture and society has become a tool instead of a burden (took me 50 fucking years too). Down that road I found also authenticity in Bukowski's words. I doubt he ever freed himself hence the drinking... Thank you for your comment, Pete.

Beautifully done. Thank you! This has become one of the KZread videos that I keep coming back to because I really do believe that life means just doing it. Going all the way. I've done my best and it hasn't failed me yet!

Yes. "DO IT. ALL THE WAY. " Perfect. Applause!

This sublime piece of work and my recent discovery of 'Fly Boy' (To be found in New Poems Vol 1) were both deeply personal and had significant impact on me, I'm grateful for the words.

This poem is tremendously marvelous.

Wonderful, love the shots close from the ground.

Cinematic! Electric! Beautiful! I love it, and the poem x

Belief is everything, For those who believe no proof is necessary For those who disbelieve no truth is possible Believe in yourself....

Do it. Props to the voice actor! Bukowski had such a great style of reading, I was afraid it wouldn't be on par, but it certainly was.

I love this.. its inspired me to follow my dreams

Beautiful, beautiful... Thank you

Majestic! A perfect composition in words and images! Cheers!

So amazing!! I cried watching it even my 10 time!! 💜🦋🌊🙏