Music and other art forms often go hand in hand. Creativity is not just a matter of a single note or rather it is not limited to a singular aspect or form. Often it is intertwined in many forms, such as music, writing, artwork, fashion and much more. Like a tree, creativity grows and expands in infinite directions as it takes root in society. One of these artists is Brandon Boyd. By day he is a contemporary artist and by night he is a singer-songwriter for internationally renowned rock band, Incubus. Some of their songs include: "Pardon Me" forms the album titled When Incubus Attacks Vol. 1, and "Drive, "Dig" and "Oil and Water", three of my favorites, from the album called Monuments and Melodies and "Sad Sick Little World" from the album called A Crow Left of the Murder. In a 2009 interview with CNN, Brandon said it best when asked, "So what does art accomplish in you if you don't walk away from music?" » “Boyd”, to me, is like the difference between a pen and a pen. brush. Music draws from almost the same place as art, which is really intangible - it's like you're drawing from ether. I don't know where it comes from. Nobody really does it. It happens when it wants... I've been painting, drawing and taking photos for as long as I've been writing music – and in fact, I've been drawing longer than I've been writing music. I didn't go looking for it. It kind of found me. Brandon Boyd is the perfect example of creativity extending to other art forms. Contemporary art is defined as "the art of the late 20th and early 21st centuries..." This, according to Encyclopedia.com, with this passage, "...[Both an outgrowth and a rejection of art modern. As the strength and vigor of abst...... middle of paper ......." The Columbia Encyclopedia, sixth edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 2, 2011). http:// www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-cntmpryart.html “Modern Art.” Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 2011. Web. Jennifer Payne. "Modern Art." University of North Carolina at Pembroke Web November 20, 2011. .CNN, Denise Quan "Brandon Boyd, true to his art. CNN." CNN Featured Stories. CNN, June 24, 2009. Web. November 20. 2011. .