van-gogh

VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853-1890) Artist 87 HACKFORD ROAD, LONDON SW9 “I often think that the night is more alive and more richly coloured than the day.” (Vincent Van Gogh) Perhaps this quote from the Dutch born Post-Impressionist has more to do with his year lodging up the road from the bustling night life of Brixton rather than the more conventional view of the crazed Vincent sat in field daubing nightly at a canvas with his bandaged ear (or brush). If this hypothesis is true I think it unlikely that Don McLean would have scored such a hit with the lyrics:- Starry, starry night The N3 bus to Bromley South Could drop you off quote near your house Just get off near the stop at Vassall Road If it goes too far Catch a cab outside the bar Of the Brixton Roxy Cinema Should only cost four quid as it’s quite near