21 Creative Geniuses Doing What They Love In Life
These artists were all masters of their craft. While their road was never easy, you can see they had a special passion and determination in their element. It’s inspiring to see people do what they seem to have been born to do.
1. Alfred Hitchcock directs the MGM roaring lion
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//1165.jpg” alt=”Alfred Hitchcock directs the MGM roaring lion” title=”Alfred Hitchcock directs the MGM roaring lion” width=”1200″ height=”926″>2. Louis Armstrong serenades his wife at the Sphinx
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//745.jpg” alt=”Louis Armstrong serenades his wife at the Sphinx” title=”Louis Armstrong serenades his wife at the Sphinx” width=”1200″ height=”927″>3. Jim Henson and crew working on Sesame Street
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//1242.jpg” alt=”Jim Henson and crew working on Sesame Street” title=”Jim Henson and crew working on Sesame Street” width=”1200″ height=”1654″>4. Hunter S. Thompson escapes to Big Sur, California to write
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//378.jpg” alt=”Hunter S. Thompson escapes to Big Sur, California to write” title=”Hunter S. Thompson escapes to Big Sur, California to write” width=”1200″ height=”1273″>5. The Monty Python crew partaking in tomfoolery
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//2716.jpg” alt=”The Monty Python crew partaking in tomfoolery” title=”The Monty Python crew partaking in tomfoolery” width=”1200″ height=”1205″>6. The young Beastie Boys fight for their right to party
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//2026.jpg” alt=”The young Beastie Boys fight for their right to party” title=”The young Beastie Boys fight for their right to party” width=”1200″ height=”1020″>7. Pablo Picasso at his home studio
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//646.jpg” alt=”Pablo Picasso at his home studio” title=”Pablo Picasso at his home studio” width=”1200″ height=”1483″>8. Johnny Cash’s famous performance at Folsom Prison
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//844.jpg” alt=”Johnny Cash’s famous performance at Folsom Prison” title=”Johnny Cash’s famous performance at Folsom Prison” width=”1200″ height=”1781″>9. Nikola Tesla in his lab
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//945.jpg” alt=”Nikola Tesla in his lab” title=”Nikola Tesla in his lab” width=”1200″ height=”795″>10. Bill Watterson draws Calvin and Hobbes
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//1042.jpg” alt=”Bill Watterson draws Calvin and Hobbes” title=”Bill Watterson draws Calvin and Hobbes” width=”1200″ height=”883″>11. Stanley Kubrick sneaks a photo over Jack Nicholson’s shoulder
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//1166.jpg” alt=”Stanley Kubrick sneaks a photo over Jack Nicholson’s shoulder” title=”Stanley Kubrick sneaks a photo over Jack Nicholson’s shoulder” width=”1200″ height=”876″>12. Salvador Dalí paints an abstract portrait of 25-year-old Raquel Welch
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//1436.jpg” alt=”Salvador Dalí paints an abstract portrait of 25-year-old Raquel Welch” title=”Salvador Dalí paints an abstract portrait of 25-year-old Raquel Welch” width=”1200″ height=”926″>13. Nat King Cole twinkles on the piano
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//453.jpg” alt=”Nat King Cole twinkles on the piano” title=”Nat King Cole twinkles on the piano” width=”1200″ height=”1418″>14. Ella Fitzgerald sings for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman [1948]
![Ella Fitzgerald sings for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman [1948]](https://i1.wp.com/www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03/1533-934x.jpg)
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//1533.jpg” alt=”Ella Fitzgerald sings for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman [1948]” title=”Ella Fitzgerald sings for Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman [1948]” width=”3100″ height=”2499″>15. Tom Waits goes airborne
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//1633.jpg” alt=”Tom Waits goes airborne” title=”Tom Waits goes airborne” width=”1200″ height=”1186″>16. Tony Hawk at a local skate park in the 1980s
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//hawk01.jpg” alt=”Tony Hawk at a local skate park in the 1980s” title=”Tony Hawk at a local skate park in the 1980s” width=”1138″ height=”1704″>17. A young Bob Dylan jams on a stoop
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//1928.jpg” alt=”A young Bob Dylan jams on a stoop” title=”A young Bob Dylan jams on a stoop” width=”1200″ height=”1793″>18. Jimi Hendrix playing with the 101st Airborne while stationed in Kentucky [1962]
![Jimi Hendrix playing with the 101st Airborne while stationed in Kentucky [1962]](https://i2.wp.com/www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03/2228-934x.jpg)
<img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//2228.jpg” alt=”Jimi Hendrix playing with the 101st Airborne while stationed in Kentucky [1962]” title=”Jimi Hendrix playing with the 101st Airborne while stationed in Kentucky [1962]” width=”1200″ height=”938″>19. John Lennon leads The Quarry Men . Paul Mccartney watches from the crowd on the day they would meet. [July 6, 1957]
![John Lennon leads <em>The Quarry Men </em>. Paul Mccartney watches from the crowd on the day they would meet. [July 6, 1957]](https://i0.wp.com/www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03/2325-934x.jpg)
&lt;img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//2325.jpg” alt=”John Lennon leads &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;The Quarry Men &amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;. Paul Mccartney watches from the crowd on the day they would meet. [July 6, 1957]” title=”John Lennon leads &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;The Quarry Men &amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;. Paul Mccartney watches from the crowd on the day they would meet. [July 6, 1957]” width=”1200″ height=”896″&gt;20. U.S. chess prodigy, Bobby Fisher, plays 50 opponents simultaneously at a Hollywood hotel. He won 47, lost 1, and drew 2. [April 12, 1964]
![U.S. chess prodigy, Bobby Fisher, plays 50 opponents simultaneously at a Hollywood hotel. He won 47, lost 1, and drew 2. [April 12, 1964]](https://i2.wp.com/www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03/2422-934x.jpg)
&lt;img src=”http://www.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/03//2422.jpg” alt=”U.S. chess prodigy, Bobby Fisher, plays 50 opponents simultaneously at a Hollywood hotel. He won 47, lost 1, and drew 2. [April 12, 1964]” title=”U.S. chess prodigy, Bobby Fisher, plays 50 opponents simultaneously at a Hollywood hotel. He won 47, lost 1, and drew 2. [April 12, 1964]” width=”1200″ height=”862″&gt;
