1.0Independent Lenshttps://dipsy.pbs.org/independentlensIndependent Lenshttps://dipsy.pbs.org/independentlens/author/indielens/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mJZLuf1XNh"><a href="https://dipsy.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/mikey-welsh-weezer-outsider-art/">Mikey Welsh Trades Rock ‘n’ Roll Stardom for Outsider Art</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dipsy.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/mikey-welsh-weezer-outsider-art/embed/#?secret=mJZLuf1XNh" width="600" height="338" title="“Mikey Welsh Trades Rock ‘n’ Roll Stardom for Outsider Art” — Independent Lens" data-secret="mJZLuf1XNh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://dipsy.pbs.org/independentlens/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Mikey Welsh is a painter living in Burlington, Vermont. He worked in collage and watercolors until the age of 19, when he began his music career. By the age of 30, he had achieved international fame as the bassist for the alt-rock band Weezer. The touring and drugs and stress of the rock ‘n’ roll […]